| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rusty Lawler (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Justin Belliveau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Shepard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marcus Murchison (fresh) 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Berthelot (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Gerald Frew inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien loses the dribble to Marcus Murchison | 33-32 |
| 19:35 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien hits a 3 from straight away set up by Gerald Frew | 36-32 |
| 19:08 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 19:07 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 18:45 | Penn State | Nathaniel Berthelot blocks the short jumper by James Brown | 36-32 |
| 18:44 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Abke | 36-32 |
| 18:32 | Penn State | James Brown drills a jump hook in the lane | 38-32 |
| 18:13 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathaniel Berthelot | 38-34 |
| 18:08 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Gerald Frew | 40-34 |
| 18:01 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot lays it up and in on a great pass from Rusty Lawler | 40-36 |
| 17:37 | Penn State | Marcus Murchison picks off the pass by Cecil Beaubien | 40-36 |
| 17:25 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler hits a driving attempt from close range | 40-38 |
| 17:15 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 17:14 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Marcus Murchison | 40-38 |
| 17:09 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard grabs the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:53 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison's floater is tipped away by Gerald Frew | 40-38 |
| 16:51 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Nathaniel Berthelot is called for the reach on Dikembe Abke - foul #3 on Nathaniel Berthelot, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Grace (PG), Steven Robinson (SG), Frederick Earl (SF), Michael Coursey (PF), Mark Anderson (C) Rusty Lawler, Justin Belliveau, Lawrence Shepard, Marcus Murchison, Nathaniel Berthelot | |
| 16:27 | Penn State | James Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-38 |
| 16:26 | Creighton | Michael Coursey snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 16:21 | Creighton | Steven Robinson drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Frederick Earl and he's fouled by Clarence Anderson - foul #2 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| 16:21 | Creighton | Steven Robinson makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is hacked by Fred Grace - foul #1 on Fred Grace, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| 15:58 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the floater from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dikembe Abke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Grace (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Earl (fresh) PF - Michael Coursey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Creighton | Steven Robinson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-41 |
| 15:29 | Creighton | Michael Coursey gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 15:18 | Creighton | Fred Grace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rusty Lawler (PG), Marcus Murchison (PF) Steven Robinson, Frederick Earl | |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien connects on the floater from the right side set up by James Brown | 44-41 |
| 14:51 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Justin Belliveau (SG), Lawrence Shepard (SF) Fred Grace, Michael Coursey | |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-41 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Marcus Murchison | 44-41 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:33 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison hits the follow up shot | 44-43 |
| 14:13 | Penn State | Mark Anderson denies the turnaround by James Brown | 44-43 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Frew | 44-43 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses short on a floater from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 13:55 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler blows the layup but the foul's on Clarence Anderson - foul #3 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot (C) Mark Anderson | |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:40 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:17 | Penn State | James Brown is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Robinson (SG), Fred Grace (SF), Michael Coursey (PF) Justin Belliveau, Lawrence Shepard, Marcus Murchison | |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Michael Coursey hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Dikembe Abke - foul #3 on Dikembe Abke, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (PF) James Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Michael Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:02 | Creighton | Michael Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:52 | Penn State | Michael Coursey is called for the reach on Cecil Beaubien - foul #2 on Michael Coursey, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| 12:36 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien blows the dunk | 44-47 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 12:15 | Creighton | Michael Coursey is whistled for traveling | 44-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Clarence Anderson (SG) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Creighton | Justin Belliveau (SG), Lawrence Shepard (SF), Marcus Murchison (PF) Rusty Lawler, Steven Robinson, Michael Coursey | |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Nathaniel Berthelot - foul #4 on Nathaniel Berthelot, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gerald Frew (SF) Franjo Taberski | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Anderson (C) Nathaniel Berthelot | |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:54 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gerald Frew (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Umana (fresh) 2 pts. C - Willard Drayton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Grace (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Justin Belliveau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Shepard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Murchison (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-47 |
| 11:39 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 11:19 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), James Brown (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Beaubien, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rusty Lawler (PG) Fred Grace | |
| 10:57 | Creighton | Dikembe Abke denies the turnaround by Lawrence Shepard | 45-47 |
| 10:56 | Penn State | James Brown grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 10:43 | Penn State | James Brown drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 10:23 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau loses the dribble to James Brown | 47-47 |
| 10:03 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson is whistled for a carry | 47-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (C) Harold Sperber, Clarence Anderson, Gerald Frew, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Robinson (SG), Fred Grace (SF), Michael Coursey (PF), William Cowans (C) Justin Belliveau, Lawrence Shepard, Marcus Murchison, Mark Anderson | |
| 09:45 | Creighton | William Cowans misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-47 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | James Brown buries a jump hook from the left block and he's fouled by Steven Robinson - foul #1 on Steven Robinson, team foul #5 | 49-47 |
| 09:23 | Penn State | James Brown makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Fred Grace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-47 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the board | 50-47 |
| 08:42 | Penn State | James Brown clanks a driving attempt from close range | 50-47 |
| 08:40 | Penn State | Willard Drayton hits the follow up shot | 52-47 |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 08:23 | Penn State | Willard Drayton gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | James Brown dunks the ball on a nice dish by Cecil Beaubien | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Cecil Beaubien (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Taberski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Brown (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Willard Drayton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rusty Lawler (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Grace (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Michael Coursey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cowans (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Cecil Beaubien is called for the reach on Fred Grace - foul #1 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Clarence Anderson (SG), Gerald Frew (SF), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Beaubien, Franjo Taberski, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton | |
| Subs | Creighton | Justin Belliveau (SG), Lawrence Shepard (SF), Marcus Murchison (PF), Nathaniel Berthelot (C) Rusty Lawler, Fred Grace, Michael Coursey, William Cowans | |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Steven Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 07:14 | Penn State | James Brown gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:53 | Penn State | Clarence Anderson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Sperber | 57-47 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Clarence Anderson - foul #4 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG) Harold Sperber | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Coursey (PG) Steven Robinson | |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau misses the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 06:35 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Dikembe Abke is whistled for a carry | 57-48 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | James Brown blocks the short jumper by Michael Coursey | 57-48 |
| 06:00 | Penn State | James Brown grabs the board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:39 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 05:38 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Anderson - foul #5 on Clarence Anderson, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Taberski (SG), Carl Umana (PF) Clarence Anderson, James Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rusty Lawler (PG) Michael Coursey | |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 05:30 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien dunks the ball | 59-50 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot loses the dribble to Carl Umana | 59-50 |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Carl Umana buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Cecil Beaubien | 61-50 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Willard Drayton (C) Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Grace (SG), Michael Coursey (SF), Mark Anderson (C) Justin Belliveau, Lawrence Shepard, Nathaniel Berthelot | |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Marcus Murchison - foul #2 on Marcus Murchison, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Dikembe Abke (C) Cecil Beaubien, Gerald Frew | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Robinson (SG) Marcus Murchison | |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Carl Umana makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:09 | Penn State | Carl Umana misses the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 04:09 | Creighton | Michael Coursey gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Creighton | Michael Coursey double dribbles | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Harold Sperber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Franjo Taberski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Umana (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Willard Drayton (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Dikembe Abke (tiring) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rusty Lawler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Grace (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Michael Coursey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Penn State | Rusty Lawler steals it from Franjo Taberski | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Creighton | Michael Coursey buries a jump hook from the right block | 62-52 |
| 02:51 | Penn State | Harold Sperber comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 02:50 | Creighton | Michael Coursey gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:50 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), Gerald Frew (SF), James Brown (PF) Harold Sperber, Carl Umana, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Creighton | Justin Belliveau (SG), Lawrence Shepard (SF), Marcus Murchison (PF), Nathaniel Berthelot (C) Steven Robinson, Fred Grace, Michael Coursey, Mark Anderson | |
| 02:42 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler's dunk attempt is rejected by Willard Drayton | 62-52 |
| 02:41 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot tips it in | 62-54 |
| 02:41 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | James Brown's floater is tipped away by Nathaniel Berthelot | 62-54 |
| 02:14 | Penn State | James Brown hits the follow up shot | 64-54 |
| 02:05 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-54 |
| 02:03 | Penn State | Willard Drayton pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lawrence Shepard - foul #1 on Lawrence Shepard, team foul #7 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Carl Umana (SF), Dennis Kinley (C) Cecil Beaubien, Gerald Frew, James Brown | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Grace (PG), Steven Robinson (SG), Frederick Earl (SF), Michael Coursey (PF), Mark Anderson (C) Rusty Lawler, Justin Belliveau, Lawrence Shepard, Marcus Murchison, Nathaniel Berthelot | |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:35 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:21 | Creighton | Fred Grace hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Earl | 66-57 |
| 01:21 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Cecil Beaubien (PG), Gerald Frew (SF), James Brown (PF), Dikembe Abke (C) Harold Sperber, Carl Umana, Willard Drayton, Dennis Kinley | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rusty Lawler (PG), Justin Belliveau (SG), Lawrence Shepard (SF), Marcus Murchison (PF), Nathaniel Berthelot (C) Fred Grace, Steven Robinson, Frederick Earl, Michael Coursey, Mark Anderson | |
| 00:52 | Penn State | James Brown connects on the jumper from the right wing | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler is hacked by Cecil Beaubien - foul #2 on Cecil Beaubien, team foul #8 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | Harold Sperber (PG), Carl Umana (SF), Willard Drayton (PF), Dennis Kinley (C) Cecil Beaubien, Gerald Frew, James Brown, Dikembe Abke | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Robinson (SG), Fred Grace (SF), Michael Coursey (PF), Mark Anderson (C) Justin Belliveau, Lawrence Shepard, Marcus Murchison, Nathaniel Berthelot | |
| 00:46 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:46 | Penn State | Dennis Kinley snags the defensive board | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Penn State | Franjo Taberski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Franjo Taberski, team foul #9 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frederick Earl (SF) Rusty Lawler | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Fred Grace misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 00:15 | Penn State | Willard Drayton grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Harold Sperber runs out the clock | 68-57 |