| Lineup | Portland | PG - Quentin Hoxie (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Mock (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Patrick Desroches (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sefu Abeyta (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dmitry Kukowski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blanding (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Sefu Abeyta | 33-33 |
| 19:43 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie is fouled in the backcourt by James McLean - foul #2 on James McLean, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 19:31 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 19:11 | Creighton | Brandon Fisher steals the ball from James Blanding | 33-33 |
| 19:06 | Portland | Brandon Fisher misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 19:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dmitry Kukowski | 33-33 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Joseph Mock is called for the reach on Dmitry Kukowski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Mock, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 18:46 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Alvin Kuehner | 33-36 |
| 18:44 | Portland | James McLean steps in front of the Quentin Hoxie pass in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| 18:43 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta can't finish the layup | 33-36 |
| 18:41 | Portland | The rebound goes to Joseph Mock | 33-36 |
| 18:36 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-36 |
| 18:34 | Creighton | James Blanding snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | James McLean is fouled in the backcourt by Jared Nelson - foul #1 on Jared Nelson, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Tom Gray (PG), Donald Weeden (SG), Christopher Edelen (SF), Michael Torre (PF), Russell Stevens (C) Quentin Hoxie, Brandon Fisher, Joseph Mock, Patrick Desroches, Jared Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Keitt (PF), James Langenfeld (C) Alvin Kuehner, James Blanding | |
| 18:15 | Creighton | Donald Weeden steps in front of the James McLean pass | 33-36 |
| 17:46 | Portland | Donald Weeden buries a jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 17:29 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski loses the ball out of bounds | 35-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Patrick Desroches (PF) Russell Stevens | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG), Nathan Stark (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF) James McLean, Sefu Abeyta, Dmitry Kukowski, James Langenfeld | |
| 17:19 | Portland | Ricky Hodge is called for the reach on Donald Weeden - foul #1 on Ricky Hodge, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Quentin Hoxie (PG), Brandon Fisher (SG), Joseph Mock (SF) Tom Gray, Donald Weeden, Michael Torre | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 17:14 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Edelen | 38-36 |
| 17:11 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Jared Nelson (C) Christopher Edelen | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Blanding (C) Brian Keitt | |
| 17:05 | Portland | Patrick Desroches knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Brandon Fisher | 40-36 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Joseph Mock is called for the reach on Fred Kimmons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Mock, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Portland | Christopher Edelen (SF) Joseph Mock | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 16:50 | Creighton | Patrick Desroches is called for the reach on Ricky Hodge - foul #2 on Patrick Desroches, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| 16:32 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner lays it in on a nice dish by Ricky Hodge | 40-38 |
| 16:19 | Portland | Christopher Edelen is hacked by James Blanding - foul #2 on James Blanding, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Portland | Tom Gray (PG), Russell Stevens (C) Quentin Hoxie, Jared Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Keitt (PF), James Langenfeld (C) Alvin Kuehner, James Blanding | |
| 16:10 | Portland | Patrick Desroches hits a shot from the right block | 42-38 |
| 16:04 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Kimmons | 42-41 |
| 16:00 | Portland | Brandon Fisher misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 15:58 | Portland | Russell Stevens hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Tom Gray (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brandon Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Edelen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Desroches (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hodge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Stark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Keitt (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Langenfeld (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons is hacked by Tom Gray in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tom Gray, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Portland | Douglas Christensen (PG), Joseph Mock (SF), Michael Torre (PF) Brandon Fisher, Christopher Edelen, Patrick Desroches | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta (SG), Scott Thomas (SF) Ricky Hodge, Nathan Stark | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Brian Keitt misses the floater in the paint | 44-41 |
| 15:41 | Creighton | Brian Keitt snags the offensive board | 44-41 |
| 15:23 | Creighton | Scott Thomas hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 15:22 | Portland | Michael Torre grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 15:18 | Portland | Tom Gray clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 15:17 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 15:13 | Creighton | Brian Keitt is fouled on the floor by Michael Torre - foul #2 on Michael Torre, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Portland | Donald Weeden (SG), Patrick Desroches (PF), Jared Nelson (C) Tom Gray, Michael Torre, Russell Stevens | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Dmitry Kukowski (SF) Fred Kimmons, Brian Keitt | |
| 14:59 | Creighton | James Langenfeld is whistled for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Blanding (C) James Langenfeld | |
| 14:39 | Portland | Patrick Desroches hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-41 |
| 14:38 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Dmitry Kukowski | 44-41 |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta is hacked by Donald Weeden in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Weeden, team foul #7 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner (PF) Scott Thomas | |
| 14:35 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 14:35 | Portland | Jared Nelson snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 14:16 | Portland | Patrick Desroches drills a shot in the lane | 46-41 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta is fouled on the floor by Donald Weeden - foul #2 on Donald Weeden, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Portland | Quentin Hoxie (SG) Joseph Mock | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathan Stark (SF), Brian Keitt (C) Dmitry Kukowski, James Blanding | |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:12 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 14:12 | Portland | Patrick Desroches grabs the defensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 14:04 | Portland | Douglas Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Fisher (SG), Joseph Mock (SF), Michael Torre (C) Douglas Christensen, Donald Weeden, Jared Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SG) Sefu Abeyta | |
| 13:45 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 46-42 |
| 13:43 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner tips it in | 46-44 |
| 13:34 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 13:33 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 13:29 | Creighton | Nathan Stark buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Keitt | 46-47 |
| 13:12 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie is whistled for traveling | 46-47 |
| Subs | Portland | Douglas Christensen (PG), Tom Gray (SG), Christopher Edelen (PF), Russell Stevens (C) Quentin Hoxie, Brandon Fisher, Patrick Desroches, Michael Torre | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (SG), Dmitry Kukowski (SF), Scott Thomas (PF), James Langenfeld (C) James McLean, Nathan Stark, Alvin Kuehner, Brian Keitt | |
| 12:51 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 46-47 |
| 12:49 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons gets the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:28 | Creighton | Tom Gray steps in front of the Ricky Hodge pass | 46-47 |
| 12:24 | Portland | Ricky Hodge steals the ball from Douglas Christensen in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Tom Gray - foul #4 on Tom Gray, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Fisher (SG), Donald Weeden (SF), Jared Nelson (C) Tom Gray, Joseph Mock, Christopher Edelen | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta (SG), Brian Keitt (PF), James Blanding (C) Ricky Hodge, Dmitry Kukowski, James Langenfeld | |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:10 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:47 | Portland | Douglas Christensen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-49 |
| 11:46 | Creighton | Scott Thomas gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Douglas Christensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Fisher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Weeden (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Russell Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jared Nelson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Kimmons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sefu Abeyta (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Keitt (fresh) 4 reb. C - James Blanding (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons hits a jumper from the right block | 46-51 |
| 11:22 | Portland | Brandon Fisher clanks a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Keitt - foul #1 on Brian Keitt, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Portland | Quentin Hoxie (PG), Patrick Desroches (PF), Michael Torre (C) Douglas Christensen, Russell Stevens, Jared Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Nathan Stark (SF) Fred Kimmons, Scott Thomas | |
| 11:22 | Portland | Brandon Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 11:22 | Portland | Brandon Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 11:05 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Torre | 47-51 |
| 11:04 | Portland | Patrick Desroches snags the defensive board | 47-51 |
| 10:49 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 10:47 | Portland | Patrick Desroches grabs the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 10:28 | Portland | Donald Weeden misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 47-51 |
| 10:27 | Portland | Brandon Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 10:02 | Portland | Brandon Fisher drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-51 |
| 09:50 | Creighton | James Blanding scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brian Keitt | 49-53 |
| 09:37 | Portland | James McLean steals the ball from Michael Torre | 49-53 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Quentin Hoxie steps in front of the James McLean pass | 49-53 |
| 09:12 | Portland | Donald Weeden can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 09:10 | Creighton | Nathan Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:08 | Creighton | James McLean is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McLean, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Portland | Douglas Christensen (PG), Joseph Mock (SF), Christopher Edelen (PF), Russell Stevens (C) Brandon Fisher, Donald Weeden, Patrick Desroches, Michael Torre | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG), Dmitry Kukowski (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Langenfeld (C) James McLean, Sefu Abeyta, Nathan Stark, Brian Keitt, James Blanding | |
| 08:51 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 08:49 | Portland | Christopher Edelen grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:33 | Portland | Joseph Mock knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons is fouled on the floor by Russell Stevens - foul #2 on Russell Stevens, team foul #10 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Fisher (SG), Jared Nelson (C) Quentin Hoxie, Russell Stevens | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 08:15 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 07:55 | Portland | Christopher Edelen travels with the ball | 51-55 |
| Subs | Portland | Tom Gray (SG) Brandon Fisher | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner can't connect on a floater from the left block | 51-55 |
| 07:24 | Portland | Christopher Edelen gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Douglas Christensen (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Tom Gray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Joseph Mock (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Edelen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jared Nelson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hodge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dmitry Kukowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Langenfeld (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Portland | Tom Gray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 07:18 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| 07:16 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Sefu Abeyta (SG), Scott Thomas (PF), James Blanding (C) Fred Kimmons, Ricky Hodge, Alvin Kuehner, James Langenfeld | |
| 06:55 | Portland | Tom Gray knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 06:45 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta is called for 10 seconds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Portland | Russell Stevens (PF) Christopher Edelen | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Alvin Kuehner (PF) Quinton Wilhoite, Dmitry Kukowski | |
| 06:40 | Portland | Tom Gray makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Douglas Christensen is called for the reach on Sefu Abeyta - foul #4 on Douglas Christensen, team foul #11 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Portland | Brandon Fisher (SG), Christopher Edelen (SF), Patrick Desroches (PF) Tom Gray, Joseph Mock, Jared Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (SF) Alvin Kuehner | |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:21 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses the 2nd free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:21 | Portland | The rebound goes to Patrick Desroches | 56-56 |
| 06:09 | Portland | Patrick Desroches comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 06:08 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Fred Kimmons | 56-56 |
| 05:45 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James McLean | 56-58 |
| 05:25 | Portland | Brandon Fisher is denied on a layup by Scott Thomas | 56-58 |
| 05:23 | Creighton | Scott Thomas gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta is hacked by Christopher Edelen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Edelen, team foul #12 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Portland | Quentin Hoxie (PG), Joseph Mock (SF), Jared Nelson (C) Douglas Christensen, Christopher Edelen, Russell Stevens | |
| Subs | Creighton | Nathan Stark (SF), Brian Keitt (PF), James Langenfeld (C) James McLean, Scott Thomas, James Blanding | |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:21 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 05:05 | Portland | Patrick Desroches clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Sefu Abeyta - foul #3 on Sefu Abeyta, team foul #6 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Portland | Tom Gray (SG), Michael Torre (C) Brandon Fisher, Jared Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG) Fred Kimmons, Sefu Abeyta | |
| 05:05 | Portland | Patrick Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 05:05 | Portland | Patrick Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 04:42 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-60 |
| 04:41 | Creighton | Quinton Wilhoite pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Nathan Stark misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-60 |
| 04:24 | Portland | Tom Gray pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 04:15 | Portland | Patrick Desroches is fouled on the floor by Brian Keitt - foul #2 on Brian Keitt, team foul #7 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Portland | Donald Weeden (SG), Christopher Edelen (SF), Jared Nelson (C) Tom Gray, Joseph Mock, Michael Torre | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (PG), Dmitry Kukowski (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF) Quinton Wilhoite, Nathan Stark, James Langenfeld | |
| 04:15 | Portland | Patrick Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 04:15 | Portland | Patrick Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Brian Keitt is by himself and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Dmitry Kukowski | 60-62 |
| 03:42 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Christopher Edelen | 63-62 |
| 03:23 | Creighton | Patrick Desroches steals the ball from Fred Kimmons | 63-62 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Quentin Hoxie (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Weeden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Edelen (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Desroches (tiring) 18 pts. 8 reb. C - Jared Nelson (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Hodge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dmitry Kukowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Keitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Portland | Christopher Edelen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-62 |
| 03:00 | Portland | Patrick Desroches tips it back up and in | 65-62 |
| 03:00 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Portland | Tom Gray (PG), Brandon Fisher (SG), Michael Torre (PF), Russell Stevens (C) Quentin Hoxie, Christopher Edelen, Patrick Desroches, Jared Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG), Sefu Abeyta (SG) Fred Kimmons, Ricky Hodge | |
| 02:38 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Keitt | 65-62 |
| 02:15 | Creighton | Brandon Fisher steals it from Sefu Abeyta | 65-62 |
| 02:02 | Portland | Tom Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 02:00 | Portland | Michael Torre tips it in | 67-62 |
| 01:42 | Creighton | Brian Keitt buries a jump hook from the left block set up by James McLean | 67-64 |
| 01:21 | Portland | Russell Stevens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-64 |
| 01:19 | Creighton | The rebound goes to James McLean | 67-64 |
| 01:14 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 01:13 | Portland | Russell Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 01:13 | Portland | Portland calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Portland | Douglas Christensen (PG), Joseph Mock (SF), Patrick Desroches (PF), Jared Nelson (C) Tom Gray, Donald Weeden, Michael Torre, Russell Stevens | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Blanding (C) Brian Keitt | |
| 00:51 | Portland | Patrick Desroches misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 67-64 |
| 00:50 | Creighton | James Blanding gets the rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta blows the layup | 67-64 |
| 00:33 | Portland | Jared Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Portland | Jared Nelson is hacked by James McLean in the backcourt - foul #4 on James McLean, team foul #8 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Portland | Quentin Hoxie (PG), Tom Gray (SG) Douglas Christensen, Brandon Fisher | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:31 | Portland | Jared Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:31 | Creighton | James Blanding grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:19 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Blanding | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Portland | James McLean steals it from Patrick Desroches | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Creighton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Douglas Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Brandon Fisher (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Mock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Desroches (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. C - Jared Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James McLean (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Sefu Abeyta (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dmitry Kukowski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - James Blanding (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Creighton | James Blanding wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:56 | Creighton | James McLean loses the dribble to Patrick Desroches in the backcourt | 67-67 |
| 04:43 | Portland | Douglas Christensen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-67 |
| Subs | Portland | Quentin Hoxie (SG), Christopher Edelen (PF), Michael Torre (C) Brandon Fisher, Patrick Desroches, Jared Nelson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Brian Keitt (PF) Alvin Kuehner | |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses the lay-in but the foul's on Quentin Hoxie - foul #1 on Quentin Hoxie, team foul #13 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Portland | Russell Stevens (C) Joseph Mock | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 04:19 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 04:05 | Portland | Russell Stevens clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-69 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski gets the rebound | 67-69 |
| 03:41 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta drills a driving attempt near the basket set up by Dmitry Kukowski | 67-71 |
| 03:23 | Portland | Christopher Edelen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-71 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Brian Keitt | 67-71 |
| 03:15 | Creighton | James McLean buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dmitry Kukowski | 67-74 |
| 02:56 | Portland | Michael Torre blows the layup but he's hacked by Brian Keitt - foul #3 on Brian Keitt, team foul #9 | 67-74 |
| Subs | Portland | Tom Gray (PG), Donald Weeden (SG), Joseph Mock (SF), Patrick Desroches (PF) Douglas Christensen, Quentin Hoxie, Christopher Edelen, Russell Stevens | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (PG), Ricky Hodge (SG), Nathan Stark (SF), Alvin Kuehner (PF), James Langenfeld (C) James McLean, Sefu Abeyta, Dmitry Kukowski, Brian Keitt, James Blanding | |
| 02:56 | Portland | Michael Torre makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 02:56 | Portland | Michael Torre makes the 2nd free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:53 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-74 |
| Subs | Portland | Russell Stevens (C) Michael Torre | |
| Subs | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta (SG), Brian Keitt (C) Ricky Hodge, James Langenfeld | |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta is fouled on the floor by Russell Stevens - foul #3 on Russell Stevens, team foul #14 | 69-74 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Creighton | James McLean (PG) Fred Kimmons | |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:36 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner grabs the offensive board | 69-75 |
| 02:30 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-75 |
| 02:28 | Creighton | Brian Keitt snags the offensive board | 69-75 |
| 02:10 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-75 |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Alvin Kuehner pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 02:08 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-75 |
| Subs | Portland | Douglas Christensen (PG), Brandon Fisher (SG), Jared Nelson (C) Tom Gray, Donald Weeden, Russell Stevens | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski (SF), James Blanding (C) Nathan Stark, Brian Keitt | |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Douglas Christensen is called for the reach on Sefu Abeyta - foul #5 on Douglas Christensen, team foul #15 | 69-75 |
| Subs | Portland | Quentin Hoxie (PG) Douglas Christensen | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 69-76 |
| 01:59 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 69-77 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James McLean - foul #5 on James McLean, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (PG) James McLean | |
| 01:43 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie makes the 1st free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:43 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie misses the 2nd free throw | 70-77 |
| 01:43 | Creighton | James Blanding grabs the board | 70-77 |
| 01:35 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-77 |
| 01:34 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie grabs the board | 70-77 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:17 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Mock | 72-77 |
| 01:15 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 72-77 |
| 00:54 | Portland | Brandon Fisher double dribbles | 72-77 |
| Lineup | Portland | PG - Quentin Hoxie (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Fisher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Mock (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Desroches (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Jared Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Fred Kimmons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sefu Abeyta (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dmitry Kukowski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Alvin Kuehner (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - James Blanding (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski is by himself and knocks in the floater from close range on a great pass from Fred Kimmons | 72-79 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Brandon Fisher | 75-79 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons is fouled in the backcourt by Quentin Hoxie - foul #2 on Quentin Hoxie, team foul #16 | 75-79 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Ricky Hodge (PG), Nathan Stark (PF) Dmitry Kukowski, Alvin Kuehner | |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 1st free throw | 75-80 |
| 00:27 | Creighton | Fred Kimmons makes the 2nd free throw | 75-81 |
| 00:19 | Portland | Patrick Desroches can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 75-81 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | James Blanding pulls down the rebound | 75-81 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Creighton calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 75-81 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Dmitry Kukowski (SF), James Langenfeld (C) Fred Kimmons, James Blanding | |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge is fouled in the backcourt by Quentin Hoxie - foul #3 on Quentin Hoxie, team foul #17 | 75-81 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge makes the 1st free throw | 75-82 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | Ricky Hodge makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Portland | Patrick Desroches clanks a 3 from the right wing | 75-83 |
| 00:12 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta snags the defensive board | 75-83 |
| Game Plan | Portland | Portland is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Brandon Fisher is called for the reach on Sefu Abeyta in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Fisher, team foul #18 | 75-83 |
| Subs | Portland | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Fred Kimmons (PG) Ricky Hodge | |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Sefu Abeyta makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 00:04 | Portland | Joseph Mock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-85 |
| 00:02 | Portland | Quentin Hoxie grabs the offensive board | 75-85 |
| 00:00 | Portland | The clock runs out | 75-85 |