| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sean West (fresh) SG - Vincent Abbott (fresh) SF - Edward White (fresh) PF - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) C - Michael Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (fresh) SG - Noah Hill (fresh) SF - George Weatherford (fresh) PF - Charles Robinson (fresh) C - Joey Carpenter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Edward White travels with the ball | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Noah Hill | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Sean West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | Charles Robinson snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Creighton | Charles Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Williams | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Edward White gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Edward White scores on a 3 from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:19 | Creighton | George Weatherford misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Noah Hill steals it from Michael Williams | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | George Weatherford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Noah Hill | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Sean West is hacked by Mike Henderson - foul #1 on Mike Henderson, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (PG), Vance Brown (SG), Patrick Johnston (SF), Johnathan Luster (PF) Mike Henderson, Noah Hill, George Weatherford, Charles Robinson | |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Michael Williams clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Matt Reeder - foul #1 on Matt Reeder, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Noah Hill (SF) Joey Carpenter | |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:10 | Creighton | Vance Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 17:08 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Noah Hill gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:30 | Creighton | Edward White is called for the reach on Noah Hill - foul #1 on Edward White, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Shelton (PG), Louis Rudder (SF), Robert Hines (PF), Jamie Willis (C) Sean West, Edward White, Sammy Shumsky, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Henderson (PG), Joey Carpenter (C) Matt Reeder, Noah Hill | |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Johnathan Luster buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Vance Brown | 5-8 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Robert Hines tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stephen Shelton (fresh) SG - Vincent Abbott (fairly fresh) SF - Louis Rudder (fresh) PF - Robert Hines (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jamie Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (fresh) SG - Vance Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Johnston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Johnathan Luster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joey Carpenter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Mike Henderson knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Vance Brown | 7-10 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | A charge is called on Vincent Abbott - foul #1 on Vincent Abbott, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Williams (C) Jamie Willis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Noah Hill (SG), George Weatherford (SF) Mike Henderson, Johnathan Luster | |
| 14:55 | Creighton | Michael Williams blocks the short jumper by Joey Carpenter | 7-10 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 14:23 | Creighton | Vance Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joey Carpenter | 10-13 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton is hacked by Vance Brown - foul #1 on Vance Brown, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sean West (PG), Edward White (SF), Sammy Shumsky (PF) Stephen Shelton, Louis Rudder, Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Henderson (PG), Charles Robinson (PF), Johnathan Luster (C) Vance Brown, Noah Hill, Joey Carpenter | |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Edward White is fouled on the floor by Patrick Johnston - foul #1 on Patrick Johnston, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jamie Willis (C) Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Jamie Willis is whistled for traveling | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Noah Hill (SG) Vance Brown | |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Noah Hill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Vincent Abbott - foul #2 on Vincent Abbott, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Shelton (SG) Vincent Abbott | |
| Subs | Creighton | Charles Robinson (PF) George Weatherford | |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Noah Hill makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Noah Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Noah Hill makes the 3rd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 12:59 | Creighton | Mike Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Williams (C) Jamie Willis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (SG), George Weatherford (SF), Joey Carpenter (C) Noah Hill, Charles Robinson, Johnathan Luster | |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Sean West misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Michael Williams snags the offensive board | 10-16 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Edward White connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Michael Williams | 12-16 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Sean West is called for the reach on George Weatherford - foul #1 on Sean West, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Noah Hill (SG), Johnathan Luster (PF) Vance Brown, George Weatherford | |
| 11:58 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | George Weatherford (SF) Johnathan Luster | |
| 11:58 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:58 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sean West (fresh) SG - Stephen Shelton (fairly fresh) SF - Edward White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Noah Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Weatherford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Johnston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Michael Williams slams it home on a great pass from Sean West | 14-17 |
| 11:19 | Creighton | Sean West steals it from Joey Carpenter | 14-17 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Mike Henderson picks off the pass by Stephen Shelton | 14-17 |
| 10:46 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter is hacked by Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Rudder (SF), Robert Hines (PF), Jamie Willis (C) Edward White, Sammy Shumsky, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (PG), Vance Brown (SG), Charles Robinson (PF), Johnathan Luster (C) Mike Henderson, George Weatherford, Patrick Johnston, Joey Carpenter | |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Jamie Willis is called for the reach on Noah Hill - foul #1 on Jamie Willis, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Henderson (PG) Matt Reeder | |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Noah Hill makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 10:27 | Creighton | Noah Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Sean West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (PG), Patrick Johnston (SF) Mike Henderson, Noah Hill | |
| 09:52 | Creighton | Johnathan Luster misses the dunk | 14-19 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jamie Willis | 14-19 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Sean West scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Matt Reeder misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Sean West - foul #2 on Sean West, team foul #8 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Vincent Abbott (SG), Sammy Shumsky (PF) Sean West, Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Henderson (PG), Noah Hill (SG), George Weatherford (SF), Joey Carpenter (C) Vance Brown, Patrick Johnston, Charles Robinson, Johnathan Luster | |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Matt Reeder makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Matt Reeder makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Louis Rudder can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Jamie Willis misses the tip | 17-21 |
| 08:55 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 08:42 | Creighton | Noah Hill scores on a 3 from straight away | 17-24 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Stephen Shelton, team foul #9 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward White (SF) Louis Rudder | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (SG), Patrick Johnston (PF) Noah Hill, Matt Reeder | |
| 08:32 | Creighton | Vincent Abbott steals the ball from Mike Henderson in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Edward White | 20-24 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter misses long on a jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 07:49 | Creighton | George Weatherford snags the offensive board | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stephen Shelton (tiring) SG - Vincent Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward White (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Willis (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vance Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Weatherford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Johnston (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Creighton | Mike Henderson buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Vance Brown | 20-26 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Edward White scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 06:50 | Creighton | Mike Henderson scores on a floater from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Rudder (SF), Robert Hines (PF), Clifford Towns (C) Edward White, Sammy Shumsky, Jamie Willis | |
| Subs | Creighton | Noah Hill (SG), Charles Robinson (PF), Johnathan Luster (C) Vance Brown, George Weatherford, Joey Carpenter | |
| 06:07 | Creighton | Charles Robinson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-31 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Clifford Towns makes the runner in the paint | 24-31 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Johnathan Luster is hacked by Clifford Towns - foul #1 on Clifford Towns, team foul #10 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sean West (SG), Jamie Willis (C) Vincent Abbott, Clifford Towns | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (PG), George Weatherford (SF), Joey Carpenter (C) Mike Henderson, Patrick Johnston, Charles Robinson | |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Johnathan Luster makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:39 | Creighton | Johnathan Luster misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | Jamie Willis gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 05:33 | Iowa | Sean West hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 05:32 | Creighton | George Weatherford grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Noah Hill | 24-34 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton travels in the backcourt | 24-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward White (SF) Louis Rudder | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Henderson (PG) Vance Brown | |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Noah Hill makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mike Henderson | 24-37 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Jamie Willis lays it in set up by Sean West | 26-37 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Noah Hill double dribbles | 26-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Vincent Abbott (SG), Sammy Shumsky (PF) Sean West, Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (PG), Patrick Johnston (SF), Charles Robinson (PF) Mike Henderson, George Weatherford, Johnathan Luster | |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Robinson - foul #1 on Charles Robinson, team foul #5 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sean West (PG), Michael Williams (C) Stephen Shelton, Jamie Willis | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:45 | Creighton | Charles Robinson is called for traveling | 28-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Rudder (SF) Edward White | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Henderson (PG) Vance Brown | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sean West (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Abbott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Louis Rudder (fresh) PF - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Johnston (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joey Carpenter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Michael Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (SG) Charles Robinson | |
| 03:13 | Creighton | Vance Brown can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 28-37 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Louis Rudder misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 28-37 |
| 03:05 | Iowa | Michael Williams grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Sean West buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Vincent Abbott | 31-37 |
| 02:37 | Creighton | Mike Henderson misses the lay-in | 31-37 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston is fouled on the floor by Sean West - foul #3 on Sean West, team foul #11 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Shelton (PG), Edward White (SF) Sean West, Louis Rudder | |
| Subs | Creighton | Matt Reeder (PG), George Weatherford (SF), Johnathan Luster (C) Mike Henderson, Vance Brown, Joey Carpenter | |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Michael Williams banks in the layup on a great pass from Vincent Abbott | 33-39 |
| 01:53 | Creighton | Johnathan Luster misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-39 |
| 01:51 | Creighton | Patrick Johnston tips it but misses | 33-39 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton is fouled on the floor by Matt Reeder - foul #2 on Matt Reeder, team foul #6 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hines (PF) Sammy Shumsky | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Henderson (PG), Charles Robinson (PF), Joey Carpenter (C) Matt Reeder, Patrick Johnston, Johnathan Luster | |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Michael Williams misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 33-39 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Michael Williams hits the follow up shot | 35-39 |
| 00:58 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 35-39 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 35-39 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Robert Hines is whistled for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Rudder (SF), Jamie Willis (C) Edward White, Michael Williams | |
| Subs | Creighton | Vance Brown (SG), Patrick Johnston (SF) Noah Hill, George Weatherford | |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Mike Henderson | 35-41 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Vincent Abbott shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 00:04 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Joey Carpenter misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 35-41 |