| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bradley Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rubalcaba (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Howerton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Forte (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvaro Rossi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Griego (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincent Hansel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Gerald Howerton inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Creighton | Gregory Forte misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:41 | Creighton | Gregory Forte grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:20 | Creighton | Gregory Forte misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Gerald Howerton snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 18:54 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bradley Phillips, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Alvaro Rossi picks off the pass by William Griego | 31-30 |
| 18:20 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 31-30 |
| 17:33 | Creighton | Gregory Forte comes up short on the floater from close range | 31-30 |
| 17:31 | Creighton | Alvaro Rossi tips it in | 33-30 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nelson Mahoney (PG), Ricky Corvin (SG), Herbert Meadows (SF), William Mayor (C) Bradley Phillips, Richard Rubalcaba, Gerald Howerton, Alvaro Rossi | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| 16:40 | Creighton | Gregory Forte double dribbles | 33-30 |
| Subs | Creighton | John Condroski (C) Gregory Forte | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter is hacked by Herbert Meadows - foul #2 on Herbert Meadows, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Stephen Barrett | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Nelson Mahoney (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Corvin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Mayor (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Condroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Griego (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Newberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Charlie Baggett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Nelson Mahoney scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-32 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on John Condroski - foul #2 on John Condroski, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Phillips (PG), Richard Rubalcaba (SG), Gerald Howerton (SF), Gregory Forte (PF), Alvaro Rossi (C) Nelson Mahoney, Ricky Corvin, Herbert Meadows, William Mayor, John Condroski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett misses the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:50 | Creighton | Gregory Forte misses the runner from close range | 35-33 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Charlie Baggett snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 14:44 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Griego | 35-36 |
| 14:28 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips hits the finger roll | 37-36 |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Darnell Carpenter and he's fouled by Alvaro Rossi - foul #2 on Alvaro Rossi, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Charlie Baggett | |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett makes the free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:46 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter misses the easy layup | 37-39 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Darrow | 37-39 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter travels with the ball | 37-39 |
| Subs | Creighton | Herbert Meadows (SF) Gerald Howerton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:39 | Creighton | Stephen Barrett steps in front of the Alvaro Rossi pass | 37-39 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | William Griego hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Barrett | 37-41 |
| 12:09 | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nelson Mahoney (PG), Ricky Corvin (SG), William Mayor (PF), John Condroski (C) Bradley Phillips, Richard Rubalcaba, Gregory Forte, Alvaro Rossi | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Nelson Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Corvin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Mayor (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Condroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Griego (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Newberry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Darrow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Creighton | Nelson Mahoney misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Newberry | 37-43 |
| 10:52 | Creighton | Stephen Barrett steals the ball from John Condroski | 37-43 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry lays it up and in set up by Stephen Barrett | 37-45 |
| 10:35 | Creighton | Herbert Meadows's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Phillips (PG), Richard Rubalcaba (SG), Gerald Howerton (SF), Gregory Forte (PF), Alvaro Rossi (C) Nelson Mahoney, Ricky Corvin, Herbert Meadows, William Mayor, John Condroski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 10:15 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Alvaro Rossi | 37-45 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Alvaro Rossi connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel buries a jump hook near the basket | 40-47 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from William Griego and he's fouled by Richard Rubalcaba - foul #1 on Richard Rubalcaba, team foul #5 | 40-49 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses the free throw | 40-49 |
| 09:04 | Creighton | Gregory Forte snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Forte and he's hacked by Darnell Carpenter - foul #2 on Darnell Carpenter, team foul #1 | 42-49 |
| 08:50 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-49 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Gerald Howerton gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 08:03 | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | Alvaro Rossi snags the offensive board | 43-49 |
| 07:38 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 43-49 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel grabs the board | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Bradley Phillips (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Rubalcaba (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Howerton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Forte (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alvaro Rossi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Griego (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Vincent Hansel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | William Griego hits a 3 from the right wing | 43-52 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Alvaro Rossi can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 07:06 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 06:43 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Alvaro Rossi gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Gregory Forte connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Bradley Phillips | 45-52 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry is denied on a layup by Gregory Forte | 45-52 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Alvaro Rossi | 45-52 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Griego - foul #2 on William Griego, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nelson Mahoney (PG), Herbert Meadows (SF), William Mayor (PF), John Condroski (C) Bradley Phillips, Gerald Howerton, Gregory Forte, Alvaro Rossi | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | William Mayor denies the turnaround by Stephen Barrett | 46-52 |
| 05:19 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Richard Rubalcaba | 46-52 |
| 05:15 | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Nelson Mahoney | 48-52 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 04:45 | Creighton | The rebound goes to John Condroski | 48-52 |
| 04:16 | Creighton | Nelson Mahoney loses the ball out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Corvin (SG) Richard Rubalcaba | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 03:49 | Notre Dame | William Griego hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 48-52 |
| 03:47 | Creighton | Herbert Meadows grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 03:19 | Creighton | John Condroski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 03:17 | Creighton | William Mayor grabs the offensive board | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Nelson Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Corvin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Meadows (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Mayor (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Condroski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Darnell Carpenter (tired) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Griego (tired) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stephen Barrett (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Ronald Newberry (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Richard Darrow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Creighton | Ricky Corvin loses the ball out of bounds | 48-52 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Creighton | Bradley Phillips (PG), Gerald Howerton (SF), Gregory Forte (PF), Alvaro Rossi (C) Ricky Corvin, Herbert Meadows, William Mayor, John Condroski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow misses the easy layup | 48-52 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Gregory Forte gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 02:32 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 48-52 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett buries a jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Gerald Howerton - foul #2 on Gerald Howerton, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel (C) Richard Darrow | |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Stephen Barrett misses the free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:02 | Creighton | Gregory Forte grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 01:33 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Vincent Hansel gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Vincent Hansel is blocked by Alvaro Rossi | 48-54 |
| 01:15 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry grabs the offensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Darnell Carpenter buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Barrett | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips loses the dribble to Ronald Newberry | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Nelson Mahoney is called for the reach on Ronald Newberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nelson Mahoney, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba (SG) Nelson Mahoney | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Darrow (C) Vincent Hansel | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry misses the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Gregory Forte grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-56 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Alvaro Rossi gets the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Alvaro Rossi is hacked by Richard Darrow - foul #4 on Richard Darrow, team foul #3 | 48-56 |
| 00:32 | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba is fouled on the floor by William Griego - foul #3 on William Griego, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Rubalcaba | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | William Griego is hacked by Bradley Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Phillips, team foul #8 | 51-56 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | William Griego misses the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Gregory Forte grabs the board | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-56 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba gets the offensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Alvaro Rossi | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Richard Rubalcaba is called for the reach on Ronald Newberry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Rubalcaba, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:06 | Creighton | Bradley Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-58 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ronald Newberry | 54-58 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry is hacked by Bradley Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Phillips, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Newberry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Richard Rubalcaba misses short on a halfcourt shot | 54-60 |