| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Melvin Leitner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Homer Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rudy White (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Chris Thigpen (fresh) SG - Irvin Whittier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jesse Thomason (fresh) PF - Roy Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. C - Christopher Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Creighton | Roy Edwards is denied on a layup by Rudy White | 29-35 |
| 19:44 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 19:25 | Akron | Rudy White drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Howard Mitchell | 31-35 |
| 19:10 | Creighton | Melvin Leitner is called for the reach on Irvin Whittier - foul #1 on Melvin Leitner, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Irvin Whittier misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Rudy White - foul #1 on Rudy White, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Irvin Whittier makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 19:03 | Creighton | Irvin Whittier makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Rudy White blows the layup but he's hacked by Jesse Thomason - foul #3 on Jesse Thomason, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Harold Hill (SF) Homer Young | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Snyder (PG), Nicholas Huertas (SF), Al Porter (C) Chris Thigpen, Jesse Thomason, Christopher Smith | |
| 18:44 | Akron | Rudy White misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:44 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:28 | Creighton | A charge is called on Irvin Whittier - foul #3 on Irvin Whittier, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (SG), Alex Blair (C) Melvin Leitner, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG) Irvin Whittier | |
| 18:17 | Akron | Howard Mitchell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 18:12 | Creighton | Mike Terry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Al Porter grabs the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 17:57 | Creighton | Harold Hill is called for the reach on Nicholas Huertas - foul #1 on Harold Hill, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SG), James Huddleston (C) Howard Mitchell, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:48 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 17:25 | Akron | Alex Blair misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 17:24 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 17:17 | Creighton | Al Porter is fouled on the floor by James Huddleston - foul #3 on James Huddleston, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Rudy White (C) Harold Hill, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG), Adam Keil (PF) Mike Terry, Al Porter | |
| 17:07 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-40 |
| 17:05 | Akron | The rebound goes to Stephen Brinson | 35-40 |
| 16:36 | Akron | John Mullen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 35-40 |
| 16:35 | Akron | Rudy White snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 16:17 | Akron | Rudy White misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 16:16 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:12 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder misses short on a shot from the left side | 35-40 |
| 16:10 | Akron | Alex Blair pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 15:52 | Akron | Stephen Brinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 15:51 | Creighton | Adam Keil pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fairly fresh) SG - Melvin Leitner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Brinson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Alex Blair (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Rudy White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Chris Thigpen (fairly fresh) SG - Calvin Snyder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Huertas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Keil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roy Edwards (tiring) 7 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 15:45 | Akron | John Mullen grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 15:31 | Akron | John Mullen buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Brinson | 38-40 |
| 15:18 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen scores on a 3 from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 15:06 | Akron | John Mullen is hacked by Chris Thigpen - foul #2 on Chris Thigpen, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), David Clukey (SG), Homer Young (SF), Javier Avila (PF), Harold Hill (C) John Mullen, Melvin Leitner, Stephen Brinson, Alex Blair, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG), Irvin Whittier (SG), Jesse Thomason (SF), Christopher Smith (C) Chris Thigpen, Calvin Snyder, Nicholas Huertas, Adam Keil | |
| 14:50 | Akron | Javier Avila clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jesse Thomason - foul #4 on Jesse Thomason, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas (SF) Jesse Thomason | |
| 14:50 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:50 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 14:30 | Creighton | Mike Terry comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 14:28 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 14:26 | Akron | Mike Terry is called for the reach on Howard Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mike Terry, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| 14:13 | Akron | Howard Mitchell is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Clukey | 42-43 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Roy Edwards misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Javier Avila - foul #2 on Javier Avila, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Akron | James Huddleston (C) Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG), Al Porter (C) Mike Terry, Christopher Smith | |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Roy Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:48 | Creighton | Roy Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:48 | Akron | Javier Avila snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 13:27 | Akron | Javier Avila is hacked by Roy Edwards - foul #2 on Roy Edwards, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG) David Clukey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Huertas (SF) Eduardo Rivas | |
| 13:06 | Akron | Melvin Leitner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 13:05 | Akron | James Huddleston gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 12:49 | Akron | Homer Young misses the turnaround from the right block | 42-44 |
| 12:47 | Akron | Javier Avila hits the follow up shot | 44-44 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Al Porter comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by James Huddleston - foul #4 on James Huddleston, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Akron | Andrew Breckenridge (PF), Rudy White (C) Javier Avila, James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG), Adam Keil (PF) Chris Thigpen, Roy Edwards | |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Al Porter makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Al Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:34 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rudy White | 44-45 |
| 12:27 | Akron | Howard Mitchell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 12:26 | Creighton | Nicholas Huertas pulls down the rebound | 44-45 |
| 12:14 | Creighton | Irvin Whittier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Adam Keil grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:03 | Creighton | Andrew Breckenridge picks off the pass by Irvin Whittier | 44-45 |
| 11:52 | Akron | Adam Keil swats the short shot by Howard Mitchell | 44-45 |
| 11:50 | Akron | Howard Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - Howard Mitchell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Homer Young (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Breckenridge (fresh) C - Rudy White (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Terry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Whittier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Huertas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Keil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Al Porter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Akron | Melvin Leitner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 11:31 | Creighton | Al Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 11:26 | Creighton | Irvin Whittier scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 11:22 | Akron | Melvin Leitner misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 44-48 |
| 11:21 | Akron | Andrew Breckenridge can't tip it in | 44-48 |
| 11:20 | Akron | Andrew Breckenridge tips it home | 46-48 |
| 11:11 | Creighton | Al Porter knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 46-50 |
| 11:09 | Akron | Howard Mitchell double dribbles in the backcourt | 46-50 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Stephen Brinson (SG), Harold Hill (SF), Javier Avila (PF) Howard Mitchell, Melvin Leitner, Homer Young, Andrew Breckenridge | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG), Calvin Snyder (SG), Eduardo Rivas (SF), Roy Edwards (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Mike Terry, Irvin Whittier, Nicholas Huertas, Adam Keil, Al Porter | |
| 11:01 | Creighton | Christopher Smith knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Chris Thigpen | 46-52 |
| 10:39 | Akron | Harold Hill is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Brinson | 48-52 |
| 10:26 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder is whistled for a carry | 48-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Alex Blair (C) Rudy White | |
| Subs | Creighton | Irvin Whittier (SG) Chris Thigpen | |
| 10:05 | Akron | Alex Blair comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 10:03 | Akron | John Mullen misses the tip | 48-52 |
| 10:01 | Creighton | Christopher Smith grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | Christopher Smith misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Alex Blair - foul #1 on Alex Blair, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), David Clukey (SF) John Mullen, Harold Hill | |
| Subs | Creighton | Adam Keil (PF) Roy Edwards | |
| 09:55 | Creighton | Christopher Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:55 | Creighton | Christopher Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:55 | Akron | Javier Avila grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 09:41 | Akron | Javier Avila makes the wide open turnaround in the lane | 50-53 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Adam Keil misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Stephen Brinson - foul #3 on Stephen Brinson, team foul #8 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Andrew Breckenridge (PF), Rudy White (C) Stephen Brinson, Javier Avila, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG), Nicholas Huertas (SF) Irvin Whittier, Eduardo Rivas | |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Adam Keil makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Adam Keil misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 09:15 | Akron | The rebound goes to Rudy White | 50-54 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Calvin Snyder is called for the reach on Howard Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Calvin Snyder, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Roy Edwards (PF) Adam Keil | |
| 09:11 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:11 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 08:53 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-54 |
| 08:52 | Akron | David Clukey grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Rudy White misses short on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Smith - foul #2 on Christopher Smith, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Harold Hill (SF) Howard Mitchell, David Clukey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Irvin Whittier (SG) Calvin Snyder | |
| 08:36 | Akron | Rudy White makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:36 | Akron | Rudy White misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:36 | Creighton | Christopher Smith gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 08:13 | Creighton | Rudy White denies the turnaround by Christopher Smith | 53-54 |
| 08:11 | Creighton | Christopher Smith tips it in | 53-56 |
| 08:08 | Akron | Harold Hill loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Javier Avila (PF) Andrew Breckenridge | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG), Adam Keil (PF) Mike Terry, Roy Edwards | |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Irvin Whittier misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-56 |
| 07:58 | Akron | Rudy White pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 07:42 | Akron | Melvin Leitner banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Harold Hill | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Leitner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Javier Avila (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Rudy White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Chris Thigpen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Irvin Whittier (tiring) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Huertas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Keil (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Christopher Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Rudy White | 55-56 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Christopher Smith can't tip it in | 55-56 |
| 07:15 | Akron | Javier Avila snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 07:13 | Akron | Javier Avila is called for traveling in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), Stephen Brinson (SG), David Clukey (SF), Alex Blair (PF), James Huddleston (C) John Mullen, Melvin Leitner, Harold Hill, Javier Avila, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas (SG), Jesse Thomason (SF), Roy Edwards (PF), Al Porter (C) Irvin Whittier, Nicholas Huertas, Adam Keil, Christopher Smith | |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason is hacked by David Clukey - foul #3 on David Clukey, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Snyder (PG) Chris Thigpen | |
| 06:52 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 06:52 | Akron | The rebound goes to Alex Blair | 55-56 |
| 06:50 | Akron | Jesse Thomason steps in front of the Howard Mitchell pass in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 06:41 | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas is whistled for traveling | 55-56 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG) Eduardo Rivas | |
| 06:36 | Akron | Howard Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Terry - foul #3 on Mike Terry, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:36 | Akron | Howard Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by James Huddleston - foul #5 on James Huddleston, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Akron | Javier Avila (PF) James Huddleston | |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Smith (C) Al Porter | |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 06:07 | Akron | Stephen Brinson scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Mike Terry is fouled on the floor by Javier Avila - foul #3 on Javier Avila, team foul #11 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF), Rudy White (C) Stephen Brinson, David Clukey, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas (SG), Adam Keil (PF) Calvin Snyder, Roy Edwards | |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Mike Terry makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:49 | Creighton | Mike Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 05:39 | Akron | Melvin Leitner hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Javier Avila and he's hacked by Eduardo Rivas - foul #1 on Eduardo Rivas, team foul #10 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG), Irvin Whittier (SG) Mike Terry, Jesse Thomason | |
| 05:39 | Akron | Melvin Leitner makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 05:18 | Creighton | Irvin Whittier misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-59 |
| 05:17 | Creighton | Adam Keil tips it back up and in | 62-61 |
| 05:00 | Akron | Melvin Leitner is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Melvin Leitner, team foul #12 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Andrew Breckenridge (PF) Howard Mitchell, Javier Avila | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Huertas (PF), Al Porter (C) Adam Keil, Christopher Smith | |
| 04:43 | Creighton | Irvin Whittier knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Melvin Leitner comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Irvin Whittier - foul #4 on Irvin Whittier, team foul #11 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Stephen Brinson (SF), Harold Hill (C) Homer Young, Rudy White | |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Snyder (PG), Jesse Thomason (SF), Roy Edwards (PF) Chris Thigpen, Eduardo Rivas, Nicholas Huertas | |
| 04:20 | Akron | Melvin Leitner misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 04:20 | Akron | Melvin Leitner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 03:58 | Creighton | Stephen Brinson picks off the pass by Irvin Whittier | 63-64 |
| 03:38 | Akron | Andrew Breckenridge buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Mullen | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Akron | PG - John Mullen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Leitner (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Brinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Andrew Breckenridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Calvin Snyder (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Irvin Whittier (tiring) 13 pts. 4 pf. SF - Jesse Thomason (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Roy Edwards (tired) 8 pts. C - Al Porter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Creighton | Al Porter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-64 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG), David Clukey (SG), Javier Avila (PF), Alex Blair (C) John Mullen, Melvin Leitner, Stephen Brinson, Andrew Breckenridge | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG), Nicholas Huertas (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Irvin Whittier, Roy Edwards, Al Porter | |
| 03:08 | Akron | The short jumper by Harold Hill is denied by Christopher Smith | 65-64 |
| 03:06 | Akron | Howard Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 65-64 |
| 02:51 | Akron | Howard Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Calvin Snyder | 65-64 |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Christopher Smith connects on the jumper in the paint | 65-66 |
| 02:30 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Akron | John Mullen (PG), Stephen Brinson (SG), Rudy White (C) Howard Mitchell, Harold Hill, Alex Blair | |
| Subs | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas (SF) Jesse Thomason | |
| 02:28 | Akron | Mike Terry steals the ball from John Mullen in the backcourt | 65-66 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Akron | Howard Mitchell (PG) David Clukey | |
| Subs | Creighton | Al Porter (C) Christopher Smith | |
| 02:19 | Creighton | Nicholas Huertas makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mike Terry | 65-68 |
| 02:16 | Akron | Howard Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| Subs | Akron | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Jesse Thomason (SF) Eduardo Rivas | |
| 01:54 | Creighton | Mike Terry clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-68 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Rudy White grabs the defensive rebound | 65-68 |
| 01:53 | Akron | Akron calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Subs | Akron | Melvin Leitner (SG), Homer Young (SF) John Mullen, Stephen Brinson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG), Irvin Whittier (SG), Roy Edwards (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Mike Terry, Calvin Snyder, Nicholas Huertas, Al Porter | |
| 01:35 | Akron | Rudy White misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 65-68 |
| 01:33 | Akron | The offensive rebound goes to Homer Young | 65-68 |
| 01:12 | Akron | Rudy White is by himself and knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin Leitner | 67-68 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Roy Edwards makes the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Irvin Whittier and he's hacked by Javier Avila - foul #4 on Javier Avila, team foul #13 | 67-70 |
| 01:06 | Creighton | Roy Edwards makes the free throw | 67-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:55 | Akron | Howard Mitchell is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Leitner | 70-71 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Creighton | Irvin Whittier connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Akron | Howard Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-73 |
| 00:19 | Akron | Rudy White tips it back up and in | 72-73 |
| Game Plan | Akron | Akron is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason is hacked by Howard Mitchell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Mitchell, team foul #14 | 72-73 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:16 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:16 | Akron | Rudy White snags the defensive board | 72-74 |
| 00:12 | Akron | Howard Mitchell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-74 |
| 00:10 | Akron | Rudy White snags the offensive board | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Akron | Homer Young is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Roy Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Roy Edwards runs out the clock | 72-74 |