| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Boyd Vera (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 17 pts. SF - William Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Arrant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Partlow (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Hilton Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Hodges (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Frank Russel (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Samuel Wallace (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Vermont | Frank Russel inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Vermont | Paul Hodges blows the layup | 30-32 |
| 19:47 | Creighton | William Walker grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 19:40 | Creighton | William Walker makes the shot from the left block set up by Boyd Vera | 32-32 |
| 19:26 | Vermont | William Walker is called for the reach on Frank Russel - foul #3 on William Walker, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito (SF) William Walker | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 19:11 | Vermont | Cesar Russo steps in front of the Samuel Wallace pass | 32-32 |
| 18:54 | Creighton | Cesar Russo loses the dribble to Paul Hodges | 32-32 |
| 18:31 | Vermont | Paul Hodges misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:30 | Creighton | Donald Partlow grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:11 | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 18:09 | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:02 | Creighton | Cesar Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 18:00 | Creighton | Henry Arrant tips it in | 34-32 |
| 17:47 | Vermont | Paul Hodges hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Samuel Wallace and he's hacked by Donald Partlow - foul #2 on Donald Partlow, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 17:47 | Vermont | Paul Hodges makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:27 | Creighton | Cesar Russo hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Boyd Vera | 37-35 |
| 17:13 | Vermont | Frank Russel misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 17:11 | Creighton | Donald Partlow grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Henry Arrant dunks the ball set up by Cesar Russo | 39-35 |
| 16:49 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Frank Russel and the foul's on Henry Arrant - foul #3 on Henry Arrant, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Kenneth Sullivan (SG), Kelvin Bolding (SF), Jeff Felix (C) Boyd Vera, Cesar Russo, Aurelio Esposito, Henry Arrant | |
| Subs | Vermont | Harvey Potter (PG), John Wike (SG), Fredrick Brenner (SF), Clifford Showers (C) Hilton Smith, Paul Hodges, Frank Russel, Kenneth Daniels | |
| 16:49 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:31 | Creighton | Donald Partlow can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 16:30 | Vermont | John Wike grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 16:12 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 16:11 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace snags the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 16:00 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Harvey Potter | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Willie Nero (fresh) SG - Kenneth Sullivan (fresh) SF - Kelvin Bolding (fresh) PF - Donald Partlow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Jeff Felix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Harvey Potter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Wike (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fredrick Brenner (fresh) PF - Samuel Wallace (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Showers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Creighton | Donald Partlow connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Sullivan | 41-40 |
| 15:35 | Vermont | Fredrick Brenner is fouled on the floor by Kelvin Bolding - foul #1 on Kelvin Bolding, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG), Cesar Russo (SG), Aurelio Esposito (SF), William Walker (PF) Willie Nero, Kenneth Sullivan, Kelvin Bolding, Donald Partlow | |
| Subs | Vermont | Paul Hodges (PG), Frank Russel (SF), Chester Bennett (C) Harvey Potter, Fredrick Brenner, Samuel Wallace | |
| 15:27 | Vermont | Paul Hodges drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Frank Russel | 41-42 |
| 15:16 | Creighton | William Walker banks in the layup on a nice dish by Boyd Vera | 43-42 |
| 15:09 | Vermont | Frank Russel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-42 |
| 15:07 | Vermont | John Wike pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:58 | Vermont | Clifford Showers is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Clifford Showers, team foul #1 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Henry Arrant (PF) Aurelio Esposito | |
| Subs | Vermont | Hilton Smith (PG), Kenneth Daniels (C) John Wike, Chester Bennett | |
| 14:43 | Creighton | William Walker misses badly on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Kenneth Daniels - foul #1 on Kenneth Daniels, team foul #2 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Creighton | Lewis Zellmann (C) Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 14:43 | Creighton | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:43 | Creighton | William Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 14:43 | Vermont | Kenneth Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:20 | Vermont | Paul Hodges knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Hilton Smith | 44-45 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Boyd Vera knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Cesar Russo | 47-45 |
| 13:43 | Vermont | Hilton Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Boyd Vera - foul #2 on Boyd Vera, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito (SG) Boyd Vera | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Wike (SG), Harvey Potter (SF), Chester Bennett (PF) Paul Hodges, Frank Russel, Clifford Showers | |
| 13:43 | Vermont | Hilton Smith makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 13:43 | Vermont | Hilton Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:25 | Creighton | Cesar Russo hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Henry Arrant | 50-47 |
| 13:04 | Vermont | Chester Bennett connects on the floater from the left block set up by John Wike and he's fouled by Henry Arrant - foul #4 on Henry Arrant, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Kelvin Bolding (SF), Donald Partlow (PF), Jeff Felix (C) Cesar Russo, William Walker, Henry Arrant, Lewis Zellmann | |
| Subs | Vermont | Fredrick Brenner (SF), Samuel Wallace (PF) Hilton Smith, Kenneth Daniels | |
| 13:04 | Vermont | Chester Bennett makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:47 | Creighton | Samuel Wallace picks off the pass by Jeff Felix | 50-50 |
| 12:38 | Vermont | Aurelio Esposito steps in front of the Chester Bennett pass | 50-50 |
| 12:33 | Creighton | Kelvin Bolding can't throw it down | 50-50 |
| 12:32 | Creighton | Donald Partlow hits the follow up shot | 52-50 |
| 12:19 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace blows the dunk | 52-50 |
| 12:17 | Creighton | Donald Partlow pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 12:00 | Creighton | Kelvin Bolding buries a 3 from the left wing | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Willie Nero (fresh) SG - Aurelio Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelvin Bolding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Partlow (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Jeff Felix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Harvey Potter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Wike (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fredrick Brenner (fresh) PF - Samuel Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Chester Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:44 | Vermont | Chester Bennett loses the dribble to Kelvin Bolding | 55-50 |
| 11:18 | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 11:16 | Creighton | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Partlow | 55-50 |
| 11:04 | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-50 |
| 11:02 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 10:41 | Vermont | Chester Bennett misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 10:40 | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 10:36 | Creighton | Donald Partlow loses the ball out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG), Cesar Russo (SG), Kenneth Sullivan (SF), William Walker (PF), Lewis Zellmann (C) Willie Nero, Aurelio Esposito, Kelvin Bolding, Donald Partlow, Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Vermont | Hilton Smith (PG), Paul Hodges (SG), Frank Russel (SF), Clifford Showers (PF), Kenneth Daniels (C) Harvey Potter, John Wike, Fredrick Brenner, Samuel Wallace, Chester Bennett | |
| 10:26 | Vermont | Paul Hodges drills a fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Lewis Zellmann - foul #2 on Lewis Zellmann, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| 10:26 | Vermont | Paul Hodges makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:19 | Creighton | Cesar Russo is whistled for traveling | 55-53 |
| 10:02 | Vermont | Boyd Vera takes the ball from Frank Russel | 55-53 |
| 09:38 | Creighton | William Walker is denied on a layup by Clifford Showers | 55-53 |
| 09:36 | Vermont | Kenneth Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:24 | Vermont | Frank Russel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-53 |
| 09:23 | Creighton | William Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:17 | Creighton | William Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 09:16 | Creighton | William Walker tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 09:14 | Creighton | William Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:00 | Creighton | Cesar Russo knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Boyd Vera | 58-53 |
| 08:41 | Vermont | Frank Russel hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Hodges | 58-56 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Cesar Russo comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 58-56 |
| 08:20 | Vermont | The rebound goes to Hilton Smith | 58-56 |
| 08:15 | Vermont | Hilton Smith buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Clifford Showers | 58-58 |
| 07:55 | Creighton | Cesar Russo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 07:53 | Vermont | Clifford Showers gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Boyd Vera (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Cesar Russo (fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Lewis Zellmann (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Hilton Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Hodges (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Russel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Clifford Showers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Vermont | Paul Hodges misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-58 |
| 07:30 | Creighton | Boyd Vera gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:25 | Creighton | Cesar Russo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-58 |
| 07:24 | Vermont | Clifford Showers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 07:06 | Vermont | Paul Hodges is whistled for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Aurelio Esposito (SG), Kelvin Bolding (SF), Henry Arrant (PF), Donald Partlow (C) Boyd Vera, Cesar Russo, Kenneth Sullivan, William Walker, Lewis Zellmann | |
| Subs | Vermont | Harvey Potter (PG), John Wike (SG), Fredrick Brenner (SF), Samuel Wallace (PF), Chester Bennett (C) Hilton Smith, Paul Hodges, Frank Russel, Clifford Showers, Kenneth Daniels | |
| 06:59 | Creighton | Henry Arrant scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 60-58 |
| 06:34 | Vermont | Chester Bennett blows the dunk | 60-58 |
| 06:33 | Creighton | Henry Arrant gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:28 | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 60-58 |
| 06:27 | Creighton | Donald Partlow can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 06:26 | Vermont | John Wike grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 06:13 | Vermont | Aurelio Esposito steals the ball from Samuel Wallace | 60-58 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Henry Arrant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Harvey Potter - foul #1 on Harvey Potter, team foul #3 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Cesar Russo (SG) Kelvin Bolding | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Henry Arrant misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:48 | Creighton | Henry Arrant makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:33 | Vermont | Chester Bennett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Partlow - foul #3 on Donald Partlow, team foul #8 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG) Willie Nero | |
| Subs | Vermont | Paul Hodges (PG), Frank Russel (SF) Harvey Potter, Fredrick Brenner | |
| 05:33 | Vermont | Chester Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:33 | Vermont | Chester Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 05:11 | Creighton | Cesar Russo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-60 |
| 05:09 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace snags the defensive board | 61-60 |
| 04:46 | Vermont | Paul Hodges connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Wike | 61-63 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Cesar Russo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 04:22 | Vermont | Chester Bennett pulls down the rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:20 | Vermont | Paul Hodges is hacked by Boyd Vera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boyd Vera, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Creighton | Kelvin Bolding (SF), William Walker (PF), Jeff Felix (C) Aurelio Esposito, Henry Arrant, Donald Partlow | |
| Subs | Vermont | Hilton Smith (PG), Clifford Showers (PF), Kenneth Daniels (C) John Wike, Samuel Wallace, Chester Bennett | |
| 04:20 | Vermont | Paul Hodges makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 04:20 | Vermont | Paul Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | William Walker misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Clifford Showers - foul #3 on Clifford Showers, team foul #4 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Vermont | Harvey Potter (SF) Frank Russel | |
| 04:03 | Creighton | William Walker makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:03 | Creighton | William Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:03 | Vermont | Clifford Showers grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 03:49 | Vermont | Hilton Smith is fouled on the floor by Boyd Vera - foul #4 on Boyd Vera, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Creighton | Willie Nero (PG), Kenneth Sullivan (SG) Boyd Vera, Cesar Russo | |
| Subs | Vermont | Fredrick Brenner (SG) Paul Hodges | |
| 03:49 | Vermont | Hilton Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:49 | Vermont | Hilton Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Willie Nero (fresh) SG - Kenneth Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kelvin Bolding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Felix (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vermont | PG - Hilton Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fredrick Brenner (fresh) SF - Harvey Potter (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Clifford Showers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Creighton | William Walker misses the runner from the baseline | 62-67 |
| 03:24 | Creighton | Kenneth Sullivan can't tip it in | 62-67 |
| 03:22 | Creighton | William Walker tips it but misses | 62-67 |
| 03:20 | Creighton | Kelvin Bolding tips it back up and in | 64-67 |
| 03:06 | Vermont | Hilton Smith comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Nero - foul #1 on Willie Nero, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito (SG), Donald Partlow (C) Kenneth Sullivan, Jeff Felix | |
| Subs | Vermont | John Wike (SG), Samuel Wallace (PF) Fredrick Brenner, Clifford Showers | |
| 03:06 | Vermont | Hilton Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 03:06 | Vermont | Hilton Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | William Walker hits a jump hook from the left block | 66-69 |
| 02:46 | Vermont | Vermont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-69 |
| Subs | Creighton | Boyd Vera (PG), Cesar Russo (SG), Henry Arrant (PF) Willie Nero, Aurelio Esposito, Kelvin Bolding | |
| Subs | Vermont | Paul Hodges (SG), Frank Russel (SF) John Wike, Harvey Potter | |
| 02:34 | Vermont | Paul Hodges makes the fadeaway from the left side | 66-71 |
| 02:07 | Creighton | William Walker drills a turnaround from close range | 68-71 |
| 01:51 | Vermont | Paul Hodges misses badly on a floater from the left side | 68-71 |
| 01:49 | Creighton | Henry Arrant gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| 01:47 | Creighton | Boyd Vera throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 68-71 |
| 01:24 | Vermont | Hilton Smith misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-71 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Henry Arrant | 68-71 |
| 01:18 | Creighton | Donald Partlow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-71 |
| 00:56 | Vermont | Frank Russel clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-71 |
| 00:55 | Creighton | Donald Partlow grabs the board | 68-71 |
| 00:47 | Creighton | William Walker is hacked by Frank Russel - foul #1 on Frank Russel, team foul #5 | 68-71 |
| 00:36 | Creighton | Kenneth Daniels denies the turnaround by William Walker | 68-71 |
| 00:34 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace gets the rebound | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace is hacked by Boyd Vera in the backcourt - foul #5 on Boyd Vera, team foul #12 | 68-71 |
| Subs | Creighton | Aurelio Esposito (SG) Boyd Vera | |
| Subs | Vermont | | |
| 00:32 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 68-71 |
| 00:32 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 68-72 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Creighton | William Walker is fouled on the floor by Hilton Smith - foul #1 on Hilton Smith, team foul #6 | 68-72 |
| 00:22 | Creighton | Cesar Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-72 |
| 00:20 | Creighton | William Walker gets the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:18 | Creighton | Cesar Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-72 |
| 00:17 | Creighton | William Walker gets the offensive rebound | 68-72 |
| 00:15 | Creighton | Cesar Russo hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Aurelio Esposito | 71-72 |
| 00:14 | Vermont | Hilton Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Cesar Russo - foul #1 on Cesar Russo, team foul #13 | 71-72 |
| 00:14 | Vermont | Hilton Smith misses the 1st free throw | 71-72 |
| 00:14 | Vermont | Hilton Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 71-73 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Hilton Smith steals the ball from William Walker | 71-73 |
| 00:02 | Vermont | Samuel Wallace lays it up and in set up by Hilton Smith | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vermont | Vermont is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Creighton | Cesar Russo misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 71-75 |