| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) SG - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Erwin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Quinlan (fresh) C - Eric Vizcarrondo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Fry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence McCorvey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Don Graves (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Clyde Fry inbounds the ball | 35-32 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Creighton | Clyde Fry buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clarence McCorvey | 35-35 |
| 19:33 | Auburn | John Erwin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 19:18 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey banks in the layup | 35-37 |
| 19:01 | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-37 |
| 18:59 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:54 | Creighton | Clyde Fry can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 35-37 |
| 18:52 | Creighton | Clyde Fry grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey is hacked by John Erwin - foul #1 on John Erwin, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| 18:23 | Creighton | Eric Vizcarrondo steals it from Robert Batchelor | 35-37 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Michael Richards can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Batchelor - foul #3 on Robert Batchelor, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (PG) Robert Batchelor | |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 18:03 | Auburn | Michael Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 17:47 | Creighton | Michael Richards takes the ball from Clarence McCorvey | 36-37 |
| 17:35 | Auburn | John Griffith steals it from Mario Quinlan | 36-37 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | Clyde Fry connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Griffith | 36-39 |
| 16:55 | Auburn | Michael Richards is fouled on the floor by John Griffith - foul #3 on John Griffith, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (PG), Lee Valley (SG) Michael Richards, Todd Kuhn | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Blake (SG), Scott McCoggle (SF), David Robinson (PF), Ronald Joshua (C) John Griffith, Clyde Fry, Clarence McCorvey, Don Graves | |
| 16:41 | Auburn | Richard Crick takes the ball from Eric Vizcarrondo | 36-39 |
| 16:38 | Creighton | Richard Crick lays it in | 36-41 |
| 16:21 | Auburn | Lee Valley is fouled on the floor by Alfred Blake - foul #2 on Alfred Blake, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| 16:04 | Auburn | Dean Nims misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-41 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | David Robinson snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dean Nims (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Valley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Quinlan (fairly fresh) C - Eric Vizcarrondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Richard Crick (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alfred Blake (fresh) SF - Scott McCoggle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Joshua (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Creighton | Richard Crick loses the dribble to Mario Quinlan | 36-41 |
| 15:48 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 15:47 | Creighton | Richard Crick grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 15:41 | Creighton | David Robinson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 15:40 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Alfred Blake is fouled on the floor by Lee Valley - foul #1 on Lee Valley, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Todd Kuhn (SG), Joseph Wallace (C) Dean Nims, Lee Valley, Eric Vizcarrondo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Batchelor (PG), Clyde Fry (SF) Alfred Blake, Ronald Joshua | |
| 15:01 | Creighton | Richard Crick scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from Scott McCoggle | 36-43 |
| 14:37 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 14:15 | Creighton | Joseph Wallace is called for the reach on David Robinson - foul #4 on Joseph Wallace, team foul #3 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo (C) Joseph Wallace | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Griffith (SG), Clarence McCorvey (PF), Don Graves (C) Richard Crick, Scott McCoggle, David Robinson | |
| 13:58 | Creighton | Clyde Fry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 13:56 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:50 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 39-43 |
| 13:48 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Don Graves misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Richards - foul #2 on Michael Richards, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson (SF) John Erwin | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Don Graves misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 13:34 | Creighton | Don Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:18 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-44 |
| 13:16 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 13:12 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor lays it in set up by John Griffith | 41-46 |
| 13:01 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Mario Quinlan | 44-46 |
| 12:50 | Creighton | John Griffith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey snags the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 12:35 | Creighton | John Griffith misses the floater from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Batchelor | 44-46 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | The short jumper by Clarence McCorvey is denied by Mario Quinlan | 44-46 |
| 12:13 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 11:52 | Auburn | Jeffery Davidson is hacked by Clyde Fry - foul #2 on Clyde Fry, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (PG), Lee Valley (SG), John Erwin (SF) Michael Richards, Todd Kuhn, Jeffery Davidson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (SG), Scott McCoggle (SF), David Robinson (PF), Ronald Joshua (C) John Griffith, Clyde Fry, Clarence McCorvey, Don Graves | |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dean Nims (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Valley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mario Quinlan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Eric Vizcarrondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Crick (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Scott McCoggle (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Joshua (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Joshua | 44-46 |
| 11:37 | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo tips it back up and in | 46-46 |
| 11:22 | Creighton | Dean Nims picks off the pass by David Robinson | 46-46 |
| 11:18 | Auburn | Dean Nims slams it home | 48-46 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | David Robinson is whistled for traveling | 48-46 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alfred Blake (SG) Robert Batchelor | |
| 11:01 | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 10:59 | Auburn | John Erwin tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Alfred Blake makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Crick | 50-48 |
| 10:35 | Auburn | Lee Valley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 10:33 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 10:20 | Creighton | Alfred Blake misses the floater from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 10:19 | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 09:51 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Lee Valley | 53-48 |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua connects on the floater in the lane set up by Richard Crick | 53-50 |
| 09:08 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan hits the finger roll and the foul's on Alfred Blake - foul #3 on Alfred Blake, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Todd Kuhn (SG), Jeffery Davidson (SF), Casey Dunaway (C) Dean Nims, Lee Valley, John Erwin, Eric Vizcarrondo | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Batchelor (PG), John Griffith (SG), Clyde Fry (SF), Clarence McCorvey (PF), Don Graves (C) Richard Crick, Alfred Blake, Scott McCoggle, David Robinson, Ronald Joshua | |
| 09:08 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 08:51 | Creighton | John Griffith is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on John Griffith, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert McAnaw (SG) John Griffith | |
| 08:34 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-50 |
| 08:33 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan gets the offensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 08:15 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 08:13 | Auburn | Casey Dunaway tips it in | 58-50 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | Clyde Fry makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence McCorvey - foul #2 on Clarence McCorvey, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Auburn | John Erwin (SF), Joseph Wallace (C) Jeffery Davidson, Casey Dunaway | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Griffith (SG) Robert McAnaw | |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:39 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Michael Richards (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Todd Kuhn (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Erwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mario Quinlan (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Griffith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Clyde Fry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence McCorvey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Don Graves (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Creighton | John Griffith misses short on a floater from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 07:17 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan buries a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Robert Batchelor - foul #4 on Robert Batchelor, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| 07:11 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan makes the free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:00 | Creighton | Michael Richards is called for the reach on Robert Batchelor - foul #3 on Michael Richards, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| 06:46 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey's floater is tipped away by Mario Quinlan | 63-52 |
| 06:44 | Creighton | John Griffith pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 06:30 | Creighton | John Griffith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 06:29 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey hits the follow up shot | 63-54 |
| 06:12 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 06:10 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace tips it back up and in | 65-54 |
| 06:02 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey's 3 pointer is rejected by Joseph Wallace | 65-54 |
| 06:00 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to John Griffith | 65-54 |
| 05:40 | Creighton | Clyde Fry misses badly on a floater from the right side | 65-54 |
| 05:39 | Auburn | Mario Quinlan pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Don Graves - foul #1 on Don Graves, team foul #9 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Dean Nims (PG), Lee Valley (SG), Jeffery Davidson (SF) Michael Richards, Todd Kuhn, John Erwin | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (PG), Alfred Blake (SG), Scott McCoggle (SF), David Robinson (PF), Ronald Joshua (C) Robert Batchelor, John Griffith, Clyde Fry, Clarence McCorvey, Don Graves | |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:11 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:02 | Creighton | Lee Valley steals it from Alfred Blake | 66-54 |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Richard Crick - foul #1 on Richard Crick, team foul #10 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo (PF) Mario Quinlan | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:42 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses the free throw | 68-54 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Scott McCoggle | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:25 | Creighton | Alfred Blake is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Davidson - foul #1 on Jeffery Davidson, team foul #6 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Robert Batchelor (PG) Alfred Blake | |
| 04:20 | Creighton | Dean Nims steals the ball from Ronald Joshua | 68-54 |
| 04:16 | Auburn | Lee Valley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dean Nims | 70-54 |
| 04:12 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-54 |
| 04:11 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to David Robinson | 70-54 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua is hacked by Dean Nims - foul #1 on Dean Nims, team foul #7 | 70-54 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua makes the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua misses the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 04:00 | Auburn | Eric Vizcarrondo gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dean Nims | 72-55 |
| 03:37 | Creighton | Scott McCoggle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Robinson | 72-58 |
| Lineup | Auburn | PG - Dean Nims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lee Valley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffery Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Vizcarrondo (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Wallace (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Robert Batchelor (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Crick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Joshua (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott McCoggle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Auburn | Dean Nims's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-58 |
| Subs | Auburn | Michael Richards (PG), Todd Kuhn (SG), John Erwin (SF), Mario Quinlan (PF) Dean Nims, Lee Valley, Jeffery Davidson, Eric Vizcarrondo | |
| Subs | Creighton | John Griffith (SG), Clyde Fry (SF) Richard Crick, Ronald Joshua | |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor jams it and he's hacked by Mario Quinlan - foul #3 on Mario Quinlan, team foul #8 | 72-60 |
| 02:58 | Creighton | Robert Batchelor makes the free throw | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 72-61 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Scott McCoggle | 72-61 |
| 02:33 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey (PF), Don Graves (C) Scott McCoggle, David Robinson | |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey is fouled on the floor by Todd Kuhn - foul #1 on Todd Kuhn, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Richard Crick (PG), Alfred Blake (SG), Scott McCoggle (SF), David Robinson (C) Robert Batchelor, John Griffith, Clyde Fry, Don Graves | |
| 02:09 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey misses the 1st free throw | 72-61 |
| 02:09 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace snags the defensive board | 72-61 |
| 01:40 | Auburn | Todd Kuhn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Richards | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Creighton | Clarence McCorvey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clarence McCorvey - foul #3 on Clarence McCorvey, team foul #11 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Auburn | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ronald Joshua (C) Clarence McCorvey | |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Michael Richards makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:57 | Auburn | Michael Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:57 | Creighton | Scott McCoggle grabs the board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua is hacked by Mario Quinlan - foul #4 on Mario Quinlan, team foul #10 | 75-63 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Ronald Joshua makes the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Richard Crick is called for the reach on Joseph Wallace in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Crick, team foul #12 | 75-65 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:48 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 77-65 |
| 00:41 | Creighton | Richard Crick misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 77-65 |
| 00:40 | Auburn | John Erwin grabs the defensive rebound | 77-65 |
| Game Plan | Auburn | Auburn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Auburn | Michael Richards comes up short on the shot from the left side | 77-65 |
| 00:10 | Auburn | Joseph Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 77-65 |
| 00:00 | Auburn | Michael Richards runs out the clock | 77-65 |