| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dima Zierer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rusty Lawler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Belliveau (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Shepard (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marcus Murchison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Berthelot (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Don Lee inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Louisville | Michael Harris blows the layup | 32-25 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | Don Lee grabs the offensive board | 32-25 |
| 19:19 | Louisville | Travis Mitten is denied on a layup by Lawrence Shepard | 32-25 |
| 19:17 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot grabs the board | 32-25 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler is hacked by Michael Harris - foul #2 on Michael Harris, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| 18:58 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard blows the dunk | 32-25 |
| 18:56 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot can't finish the layup | 32-25 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Michael Harris snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 18:24 | Louisville | Dima Zierer lays it up and in on a great pass from Tyler Armstrong | 34-25 |
| 18:04 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 34-25 |
| 18:03 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison grabs the offensive board | 34-25 |
| 17:48 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-25 |
| 17:46 | Louisville | Michael Harris gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Nathaniel Berthelot blocks the short jumper by Tyler Armstrong | 34-25 |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong tips it in | 36-25 |
| 17:06 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-25 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison can't tip it in | 36-25 |
| 17:04 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:50 | Louisville | Dima Zierer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 36-25 |
| 16:49 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-25 |
| 16:43 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Rusty Lawler | 36-28 |
| 16:23 | Louisville | Michael Harris scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-28 |
| 16:07 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard is hacked by Don Lee - foul #1 on Don Lee, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Phillips (PG), Joseph Jefferson (SF), Luis Salazar (PF), William Carlson (C) Michael Harris, Don Lee, Travis Mitten, Dima Zierer | |
| 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 | |
| 15:54 | Creighton | Frederick Earl loses the ball out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Edward Phillips (fresh) SG - Tyler Armstrong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Luis Salazar (fresh) C - William Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Grace (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Earl (fresh) PF - Michael Coursey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 39-28 |
| 15:29 | Creighton | Steven Robinson grabs the board | 39-28 |
| 15:24 | Creighton | Michael Coursey drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Frederick Earl | 39-30 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | William Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rusty Lawler (PG), Marcus Murchison (PF) Steven Robinson, Frederick Earl | |
| 14:47 | Creighton | Michael Coursey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 14:46 | Louisville | Luis Salazar grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Coursey - foul #3 on Michael Coursey, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Harris (PG), Travis Mitten (PF) Edward Phillips, Luis Salazar | |
| Subs | Creighton | Justin Belliveau (SG), Lawrence Shepard (SF) Fred Grace, Michael Coursey | |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 14:07 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard drills a jumper from the right block set up by Justin Belliveau | 40-32 |
| 13:46 | Louisville | Marcus Murchison denies the turnaround by William Carlson | 40-32 |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 13:22 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 13:20 | Louisville | Travis Mitten snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 13:10 | Louisville | Marcus Murchison is called for the reach on Michael Harris - foul #2 on Marcus Murchison, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (SG), Don Lee (SF), Dima Zierer (C) Tyler Armstrong, Joseph Jefferson, William Carlson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot (C) Mark Anderson | |
| 12:52 | Louisville | Don Lee misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-32 |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler clanks a jumper from the right side | 40-32 |
| 12:46 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau grabs the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 12:31 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Berthelot | 40-34 |
| 12:10 | Louisville | Glenn Siemens scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 11:50 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Rusty Lawler | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Siemens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dima Zierer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rusty Lawler (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Belliveau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Shepard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marcus Murchison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathaniel Berthelot (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Don Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 11:14 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 11:13 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot tips it but misses | 42-36 |
| 11:12 | Louisville | Dima Zierer grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 10:45 | Louisville | Michael Harris's 3 pointer is rejected by Rusty Lawler | 42-36 |
| 10:43 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dima Zierer - foul #1 on Dima Zierer, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Phillips (PG), Tyler Armstrong (SG), Luis Salazar (PF) Michael Harris, Glenn Siemens, Travis Mitten | |
| Subs | Creighton | Steven Robinson (SG), Fred Grace (SF), Michael Coursey (PF), Mark Anderson (C) Justin Belliveau, Lawrence Shepard, Marcus Murchison, Nathaniel Berthelot | |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:38 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:38 | Louisville | Luis Salazar gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:24 | Louisville | Fred Grace is called for the reach on Tyler Armstrong - foul #1 on Fred Grace, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | William Carlson (C) Dima Zierer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frederick Earl (SF) Rusty Lawler | |
| 10:08 | Louisville | Edward Phillips misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 42-37 |
| 10:07 | Creighton | Michael Coursey gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:02 | Creighton | Michael Coursey can't throw it down | 42-37 |
| 10:00 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Don Lee | 42-37 |
| 09:39 | Louisville | William Carlson misses long on a floater from close range | 42-37 |
| 09:38 | Creighton | Michael Coursey pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Michael Coursey can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Luis Salazar - foul #2 on Luis Salazar, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Louisville | Joseph Jefferson (SF) Don Lee | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot (C) Frederick Earl | |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Michael Coursey makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 09:32 | Creighton | Michael Coursey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:11 | Louisville | Luis Salazar is denied on a layup by Nathaniel Berthelot | 42-39 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Michael Coursey gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 09:03 | Creighton | Mark Anderson's layup is rejected by William Carlson | 42-39 |
| 09:01 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot grabs the offensive board | 42-39 |
| 08:48 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Fred Grace and he's hacked by William Carlson - foul #2 on William Carlson, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Harris (PG), Travis Mitten (PF), Dima Zierer (C) Edward Phillips, Luis Salazar, William Carlson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rusty Lawler (PG) Mark Anderson | |
| 08:48 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot misses the free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:19 | Louisville | Travis Mitten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Justin Belliveau (SG), Lawrence Shepard (SF), Marcus Murchison (PF) Steven Robinson, Fred Grace, Michael Coursey | |
| 07:53 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard blows the layup | 42-41 |
| 07:51 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison grabs the offensive board | 42-41 |
| 07:28 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard is hacked by Dima Zierer - foul #2 on Dima Zierer, team foul #6 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Don Lee (SF) Joseph Jefferson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Anderson (C) Nathaniel Berthelot | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Armstrong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dima Zierer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rusty Lawler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Justin Belliveau (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lawrence Shepard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marcus Murchison (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Harris - foul #3 on Michael Harris, team foul #7 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (SG) Tyler Armstrong | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 07:07 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Michael Harris connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Lee | 44-43 |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard's layup is rejected by Travis Mitten | 44-43 |
| 06:34 | Louisville | Don Lee grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 06:22 | Louisville | Michael Harris makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Glenn Siemens | 47-43 |
| 06:15 | Creighton | Mark Anderson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 06:13 | Louisville | Don Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Michael Harris comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 05:53 | Louisville | Dima Zierer snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 05:30 | Louisville | Dima Zierer loses the ball out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Edward Phillips (PG), Tyler Armstrong (SG), Luis Salazar (PF), William Carlson (C) Michael Harris, Glenn Siemens, Travis Mitten, Dima Zierer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Grace (PG), Steven Robinson (SG), Michael Coursey (SF), Nathaniel Berthelot (C) Rusty Lawler, Justin Belliveau, Lawrence Shepard, Marcus Murchison | |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Mark Anderson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Luis Salazar - foul #3 on Luis Salazar, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Mark Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:54 | Louisville | Luis Salazar's fadeaway is rejected by Nathaniel Berthelot | 47-45 |
| 04:53 | Louisville | William Carlson hits the follow up shot | 49-45 |
| 04:37 | Creighton | Luis Salazar steps in front of the Steven Robinson pass | 49-45 |
| 04:08 | Louisville | Mark Anderson blocks the jumper by Luis Salazar | 49-45 |
| 04:07 | Creighton | Mark Anderson grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 03:53 | Creighton | Mark Anderson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Mark Anderson, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Louisville | Michael Harris (PG), Joseph Jefferson (SF), Travis Mitten (PF), Dima Zierer (C) Edward Phillips, Don Lee, Luis Salazar, William Carlson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Rusty Lawler (PG), Lawrence Shepard (SF), Marcus Murchison (PF) Steven Robinson, Michael Coursey, Mark Anderson | |
| 03:28 | Louisville | Travis Mitten drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Harris | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Michael Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Armstrong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Jefferson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Mitten (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dima Zierer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Rusty Lawler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Fred Grace (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Shepard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marcus Murchison (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Nathaniel Berthelot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 03:13 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Shepard | 52-45 |
| 02:56 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fred Grace | 52-47 |
| 02:32 | Louisville | Michael Harris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-47 |
| 02:31 | Louisville | Dima Zierer hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison is hacked by Dima Zierer - foul #3 on Dima Zierer, team foul #9 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Glenn Siemens (SG), Don Lee (SF), William Carlson (C) Tyler Armstrong, Joseph Jefferson, Dima Zierer | |
| Subs | Creighton | Justin Belliveau (SG), Michael Coursey (SF), William Cowans (C) Fred Grace, Lawrence Shepard, Nathaniel Berthelot | |
| 02:11 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | William Carlson gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 02:11 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| 01:52 | Louisville | William Carlson connects on the jump hook in the lane | 56-47 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-47 |
| Subs | Louisville | Tyler Armstrong (SG), Dima Zierer (C) Glenn Siemens, William Carlson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard (SF), Nathaniel Berthelot (C) Michael Coursey, William Cowans | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler drills a turnaround from close range set up by Justin Belliveau | 56-49 |
| 01:05 | Louisville | Michael Harris blows the dunk | 56-49 |
| 01:04 | Louisville | Don Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Dima Zierer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathaniel Berthelot - foul #3 on Nathaniel Berthelot, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Dima Zierer makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | Dima Zierer makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler is hacked by Michael Harris in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Harris, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:39 | Creighton | Rusty Lawler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Louisville | Rusty Lawler is called for the reach on Michael Harris in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rusty Lawler, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Travis Mitten is hacked by Marcus Murchison - foul #3 on Marcus Murchison, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Travis Mitten misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:26 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Marcus Murchison | 58-54 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Travis Mitten is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Belliveau - foul #2 on Justin Belliveau, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Travis Mitten makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Travis Mitten makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 00:14 | Creighton | Marcus Murchison grabs the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Nathaniel Berthelot | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Dima Zierer is fouled in the backcourt by Rusty Lawler - foul #2 on Rusty Lawler, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Dima Zierer makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Dima Zierer misses the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | Creighton | Nathaniel Berthelot snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:05 | Creighton | Justin Belliveau clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-57 |
| 00:03 | Louisville | Dima Zierer snags the defensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Dima Zierer is hacked by Justin Belliveau in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Belliveau, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Dima Zierer misses the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Dima Zierer makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Lawrence Shepard clanks a fullcourt shot | 62-57 |