| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yong Wang (fresh) SF - Garrett Guess (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Adams (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Kimes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Rob Cline (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jonathan Procter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - James Halligan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Garrett Guess inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Creighton | Jonathan Procter steals it from Yong Wang | 32-41 |
| 19:24 | LSU | Steve Pennington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 19:23 | Creighton | Yong Wang snags the defensive board | 32-41 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 19:01 | LSU | James Halligan gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:39 | LSU | Jonathan Procter scores on a floater in the paint | 32-43 |
| 18:26 | Creighton | James Halligan steals the ball from William Kimes | 32-43 |
| 18:10 | LSU | The jump hook by Jonathan Procter is blocked by Antonio Adams | 32-43 |
| 18:09 | LSU | Randy Reynolds snags the offensive board | 32-43 |
| 17:48 | LSU | Steve Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-43 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SG), Clinton Washington (C) Yong Wang, William Kimes | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Nava (SF), Kevin Ballance (PF), Michael Nobles (C) Steve Pennington, Jonathan Procter, James Halligan | |
| 17:40 | Creighton | Michael Wagner connects on the shot from the left block | 34-43 |
| 17:21 | LSU | Rob Cline scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 17:16 | Creighton | Garrett Guess loses the ball out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Larry Siggers (C) Garrett Guess | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Burch (C) Randy Reynolds | |
| 16:59 | LSU | Ronald Burch lays it in on a nice dish by Rob Cline | 34-47 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg is fouled on the floor by Ronald Burch - foul #1 on Ronald Burch, team foul #1 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Creighton | Yong Wang (SG), William Kimes (C) Antonio Adams, Larry Siggers | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Pennington (SF) Ronald Burch | |
| 16:28 | Creighton | Michael Wagner connects on the 3 from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Steve Pennington misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-47 |
| 16:06 | Creighton | William Kimes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 16:01 | Creighton | Rob Cline steals the ball from Michael Wagner | 37-47 |
| 15:58 | LSU | Marcus Nava hits the finger roll set up by Rob Cline | 37-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yong Wang (fresh) SF - Clinton Washington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Kimes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Rob Cline (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcus Nava (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Pennington (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Nobles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Creighton | Clinton Washington misses badly on a floater in the paint | 37-49 |
| 15:43 | LSU | Marcus Nava grabs the board | 37-49 |
| 15:38 | LSU | Michael Wagner steals the ball from Steve Pennington | 37-49 |
| 15:30 | Creighton | William Kimes is fouled on the floor by Michael Nobles - foul #1 on Michael Nobles, team foul #2 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Garrett Guess (SF), Antonio Adams (PF), Richard Frederick (C) Clinton Washington, Michael Wagner, William Kimes | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Randy Reynolds (SG), Jonathan Procter (PF), James Halligan (C) Rob Cline, Marcus Nava, Kevin Ballance, Michael Nobles | |
| 15:22 | Creighton | Antonio Adams banks in the layup | 39-49 |
| 15:12 | LSU | Steve Pennington scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Randy Reynolds | 39-52 |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Antonio Adams misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jonathan Procter - foul #2 on Jonathan Procter, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | LSU | Ronald Burch (SF) Steve Pennington | |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Antonio Adams misses the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:54 | Creighton | Antonio Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 14:37 | LSU | Joshua Weyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-52 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Richard Frederick pulls down the rebound | 40-52 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-52 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Randy Reynolds grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 14:08 | LSU | Antonio Adams swats the short shot by James Halligan | 40-52 |
| 14:06 | Creighton | Richard Frederick grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | Garrett Guess can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Jonathan Procter - foul #3 on Jonathan Procter, team foul #4 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SG), William Kimes (C) Yong Wang, Richard Frederick | |
| Subs | LSU | Kevin Ballance (SF) Ronald Burch | |
| 14:02 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 14:02 | Creighton | William Kimes pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:49 | Creighton | Michael Wagner misses long on a jumper from the left side | 41-52 |
| 13:47 | LSU | Randy Reynolds gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 13:30 | LSU | Kevin Ballance can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 41-52 |
| 13:28 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Antonio Adams | 41-52 |
| 13:23 | Creighton | Kevin Ballance is called for the reach on Michael Wagner - foul #1 on Kevin Ballance, team foul #5 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Nava (SG), Steve Pennington (SF), Michael Nobles (C) Randy Reynolds, Jonathan Procter, James Halligan | |
| 13:11 | Creighton | William Kimes's dunk attempt is rejected by Kevin Ballance | 41-52 |
| 13:09 | Creighton | Antonio Adams tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 12:53 | LSU | Joshua Weyer buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcus Nava | 43-55 |
| 12:48 | Creighton | Garrett Guess scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 45-55 |
| 12:26 | LSU | Michael Nobles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Marcus Nava | 45-58 |
| 12:19 | Creighton | Garrett Guess hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 12:18 | Creighton | William Kimes grabs the offensive board | 45-58 |
| 12:02 | Creighton | Antonio Adams blows the dunk | 45-58 |
| 12:01 | LSU | Michael Nobles grabs the board | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Wagner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Garrett Guess (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Antonio Adams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Kimes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Nava (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Steve Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ballance (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:56 | LSU | Joshua Weyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Yong Wang (SG), Clinton Washington (SF), Richard Frederick (PF), Larry Siggers (C) Michael Wagner, Garrett Guess, Antonio Adams, William Kimes | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (PG), Randy Reynolds (SG), Ronald Burch (SF), Jonathan Procter (PF), James Halligan (C) Joshua Weyer, Marcus Nava, Steve Pennington, Kevin Ballance, Michael Nobles | |
| 11:42 | Creighton | Ronald Burch steals it from Clinton Washington | 45-58 |
| 11:18 | LSU | Jonathan Procter misses the lay-in | 45-58 |
| 11:16 | LSU | James Halligan hits the follow up shot | 45-60 |
| 11:10 | Creighton | Clinton Washington misses the lay-in | 45-60 |
| 11:08 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg snags the offensive board | 45-60 |
| 11:03 | Creighton | Clinton Washington misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 11:01 | LSU | Jonathan Procter gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Randy Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-60 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Larry Siggers snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 10:47 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Frederick | 48-60 |
| 10:31 | LSU | Ronald Burch can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-60 |
| 10:29 | Creighton | Richard Frederick gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 10:26 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Antonio Adams (PF), William Kimes (C) Richard Frederick, Larry Siggers | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Pennington (SF), Michael Nobles (PF) Jonathan Procter, James Halligan | |
| 10:13 | LSU | Ronald Burch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-60 |
| Subs | Creighton | Garrett Guess (SF) Clinton Washington | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 10:04 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 09:51 | LSU | Rob Cline misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 09:50 | LSU | Randy Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 09:33 | LSU | Rob Cline scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-62 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg travels with the ball | 51-62 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SG) Yong Wang | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), Marcus Nava (SG), Kevin Ballance (PF), James Halligan (C) Rob Cline, Randy Reynolds, Michael Nobles, Ronald Burch | |
| 09:09 | LSU | The jump hook by James Halligan is blocked by William Kimes | 51-62 |
| 09:08 | Creighton | William Kimes grabs the board | 51-62 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Michael Wagner misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-62 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Antonio Adams grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 53-62 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Kevin Ballance's pass is intercepted by Michael Wagner | 53-62 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Antonio Adams lays it in | 55-62 |
| 08:11 | LSU | James Halligan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-62 |
| 08:10 | LSU | Joshua Weyer tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Antonio Adams hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Kevin Ballance - foul #2 on Kevin Ballance, team foul #6 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Creighton | Clinton Washington (SF), Richard Frederick (C) Garrett Guess, William Kimes | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), Jonathan Procter (PF), Michael Nobles (C) Marcus Nava, Steve Pennington, James Halligan | |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Antonio Adams makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Antonio Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Michael Nobles gets the rebound | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (tired) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Wagner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clinton Washington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Antonio Adams (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Frederick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Joshua Weyer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rob Cline (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Ballance (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Procter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Nobles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:48 | LSU | Rob Cline drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 07:40 | Creighton | Clinton Washington misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-67 |
| 07:39 | Creighton | Clinton Washington tips it back up and in | 58-67 |
| 07:23 | LSU | Kevin Ballance can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Richard Frederick - foul #4 on Richard Frederick, team foul #1 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Yong Wang (SG), Larry Siggers (C) Michael Wagner, Antonio Adams | |
| Subs | LSU | Randy Reynolds (SG) Joshua Weyer | |
| 07:23 | LSU | Kevin Ballance makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 07:23 | LSU | Kevin Ballance makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 07:09 | Creighton | Jonathan Procter blocks the jumper by Rickey Bragg | 58-69 |
| 07:08 | Creighton | Larry Siggers grabs the offensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Yong Wang and he's hacked by Randy Reynolds - foul #1 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #7 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | LSU | Marcus Nava (SF) Kevin Ballance | |
| 06:58 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg makes the free throw | 61-69 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Rickey Bragg is called for the reach on Rob Cline - foul #1 on Rickey Bragg, team foul #2 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Antonio Adams (PF) Larry Siggers | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), James Halligan (C) Rob Cline, Michael Nobles | |
| 06:26 | LSU | James Halligan hits a jump hook from close range | 61-71 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Antonio Adams lays it up and in set up by Richard Frederick | 63-71 |
| 06:03 | LSU | Rickey Bragg is called for the reach on Joshua Weyer - foul #2 on Rickey Bragg, team foul #3 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Wagner (SG), Garrett Guess (SF) Yong Wang, Clinton Washington | |
| Subs | LSU | Steve Pennington (SF), Michael Nobles (PF) Marcus Nava, Jonathan Procter | |
| 05:54 | LSU | James Halligan misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Frederick - foul #5 on Richard Frederick, team foul #4 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | William Kimes (C) Richard Frederick | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 05:54 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 05:54 | LSU | James Halligan makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg is hacked by Randy Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Reynolds, team foul #8 | 63-73 |
| 05:50 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg misses the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 05:50 | LSU | Michael Nobles snags the defensive board | 63-73 |
| 05:39 | LSU | Steve Pennington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-73 |
| 05:37 | LSU | James Halligan can't tip it in | 63-73 |
| 05:36 | Creighton | Antonio Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 05:31 | Creighton | Garrett Guess clanks a runner in the paint | 63-73 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Michael Nobles grabs the defensive rebound | 63-73 |
| 05:13 | LSU | James Halligan hits the finger roll | 63-75 |
| 05:09 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg travels in the backcourt | 63-75 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), Kevin Ballance (PF) Randy Reynolds, James Halligan | |
| 04:42 | LSU | Steve Pennington comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-75 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | William Kimes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-75 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Kevin Ballance steps in front of the Garrett Guess pass | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:08 | LSU | Rob Cline drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Nobles | 63-78 |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Garrett Guess knocks in the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Steve Pennington - foul #2 on Steve Pennington, team foul #9 | 65-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Yong Wang (SG), Clinton Washington (PF), Larry Siggers (C) Michael Wagner, Antonio Adams, William Kimes | |
| Subs | LSU | Randy Reynolds (SG), Marcus Nava (SF), Jonathan Procter (PF), Ronald Burch (C) Joshua Weyer, Steve Pennington, Kevin Ballance, Michael Nobles | |
| 03:51 | Creighton | Garrett Guess makes the free throw | 66-78 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rickey Bragg (tired) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yong Wang (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Garrett Guess (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clinton Washington (fresh) 10 pts. C - Larry Siggers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Rob Cline (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Randy Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marcus Nava (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jonathan Procter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Ronald Burch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:30 | LSU | Rob Cline misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-78 |
| 03:28 | Creighton | Larry Siggers grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Creighton | Garrett Guess misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-78 |
| 03:21 | LSU | Randy Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| 03:02 | LSU | Rob Cline is fouled on the floor by Clinton Washington - foul #3 on Clinton Washington, team foul #5 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Creighton | Antonio Adams (PF) Garrett Guess | |
| Subs | LSU | Joshua Weyer (PG), James Halligan (C) Rob Cline, Ronald Burch | |
| 02:41 | LSU | Jonathan Procter connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Randy Reynolds | 66-80 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-80 |
| Subs | Creighton | Garrett Guess (SF), William Kimes (C) Clinton Washington, Larry Siggers | |
| Subs | LSU | Rob Cline (SG), Steve Pennington (SF) Randy Reynolds, Marcus Nava | |
| 02:21 | Creighton | William Kimes connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-80 |
| 01:52 | LSU | Jonathan Procter misses short on a jumper near the basket | 68-80 |
| 01:51 | LSU | James Halligan tips it home | 68-82 |
| 01:34 | Creighton | Antonio Adams misses long on a jumper in the lane | 68-82 |
| 01:33 | Creighton | Garrett Guess hits the follow up shot | 70-82 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Jonathan Procter clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by William Kimes - foul #2 on William Kimes, team foul #6 | 70-82 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Jonathan Procter makes the 1st free throw | 70-83 |
| 01:27 | LSU | Jonathan Procter makes the 2nd free throw | 70-84 |
| 01:09 | Creighton | Antonio Adams hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 70-84 |
| 01:07 | LSU | Steve Pennington pulls down the rebound | 70-84 |
| 01:03 | LSU | James Halligan misses the dunk attempt | 70-84 |
| 01:01 | Creighton | The rebound goes to William Kimes | 70-84 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 70-84 |
| 00:52 | Creighton | Garrett Guess hits the follow up shot | 72-84 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | LSU | Rob Cline comes up short on the shot from the left side | 72-84 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Antonio Adams grabs the board | 72-84 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Rickey Bragg clanks a shot from the right wing | 72-84 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | William Kimes snags the offensive board | 72-84 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Rob Cline is called for the reach on Yong Wang - foul #1 on Rob Cline, team foul #10 | 72-84 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Yong Wang misses the 1st free throw | 72-84 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Yong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Joshua Weyer runs out the clock | 73-84 |