| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herbert Gregg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Key (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Stocking (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Colquitt (fresh) 3 reb. C - Homer Snodgrass (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Robert Cartwright inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Houston | Jerald Henderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Collum | 35-32 |
| 19:14 | Creighton | Eddie Stocking misses the lay-in | 35-32 |
| 19:13 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | Houston | Homer Snodgrass is called for the reach on Jerald Henderson - foul #2 on Homer Snodgrass, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| 18:34 | Houston | Peter Edwards clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 18:32 | Creighton | Homer Snodgrass grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 18:06 | Creighton | Herbert Gregg swats the short shot by Eddie Stocking | 35-32 |
| 18:05 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jerald Henderson | 35-32 |
| 18:00 | Houston | Charles Collum misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 17:59 | Houston | Herbert Gregg misses the tip | 35-32 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Peter Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 17:44 | Houston | Jerald Henderson's floater is tipped away by Homer Snodgrass | 35-32 |
| 17:42 | Houston | Herbert Gregg tips it in | 37-32 |
| 17:23 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Wayne Colquitt | 37-35 |
| 17:02 | Houston | Jerald Henderson misses long on a floater from the left block | 37-35 |
| 17:00 | Creighton | Homer Snodgrass pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 16:55 | Houston | Robert Cartwright grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 16:39 | Houston | Jerald Henderson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Edwards | 39-35 |
| 16:13 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Eddie Stocking | 39-38 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Peter Edwards misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Colquitt - foul #2 on Wayne Colquitt, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Cox (SG), Wilbur Carr (SF), Frank Newell (PF), James Lane (C) Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright, Herbert Gregg, Jerald Henderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Avey (PG), Edward Farrell (SG), Charles Baker (SF), Alton Gamble (PF), Mark Anderson (C) James Fitzgerald, Frank Key, Eddie Stocking, Wayne Colquitt, Homer Snodgrass | |
| 16:03 | Houston | Peter Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:03 | Houston | Peter Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 16:03 | Houston | James Lane snags the offensive board | 40-38 |
| 15:45 | Houston | Mark Anderson is called for the reach on Wilbur Cox - foul #1 on Mark Anderson, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG) Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Yo Xang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Wilbur Cox (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Wilbur Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Louis Avey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Farrell (fresh) SF - Charles Baker (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Alton Gamble (fresh) C - Mark Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Houston | Louis Avey is called for the reach on Yo Xang - foul #1 on Louis Avey, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Wilbur Carr knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Yo Xang and he's fouled by Charles Baker - foul #1 on Charles Baker, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| 15:14 | Houston | Wilbur Carr misses the free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:14 | Creighton | Mark Anderson snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 15:10 | Creighton | Louis Avey loses the dribble to Wilbur Cox in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| 14:56 | Houston | Wilbur Carr makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Yo Xang | 44-38 |
| 14:41 | Creighton | Mark Anderson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-38 |
| 14:40 | Houston | The rebound goes to James Lane | 44-38 |
| 14:19 | Houston | Wilbur Cox clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Frank Newell can't tip it in | 44-38 |
| 14:17 | Creighton | Louis Avey gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 14:10 | Creighton | Mark Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Charles Collum (SG) Yo Xang, Wilbur Cox | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Fitzgerald (PG), Wayne Colquitt (PF), Homer Snodgrass (C) Louis Avey, Charles Baker, Mark Anderson | |
| 13:49 | Houston | Peter Edwards misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Frank Newell tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 13:19 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 13:17 | Houston | Wilbur Carr pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 13:06 | Houston | Frank Newell is fouled on the floor by Wayne Colquitt - foul #3 on Wayne Colquitt, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Cartwright (SF), Herbert Gregg (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Wilbur Carr, Frank Newell, James Lane | |
| Subs | Creighton | Frank Key (SG), Eddie Stocking (SF) Edward Farrell, Alton Gamble | |
| 12:48 | Houston | James Fitzgerald steals the ball from Jerald Henderson | 46-38 |
| 12:20 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Peter Edwards - foul #2 on Peter Edwards, team foul #1 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Mark Anderson (PF) Wayne Colquitt | |
| 12:20 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:20 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 11:53 | Houston | Charles Collum misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 46-40 |
| 11:52 | Houston | Herbert Gregg gets the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Jerald Henderson is fouled on the floor by Homer Snodgrass - foul #3 on Homer Snodgrass, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG) Peter Edwards | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Avey (PG), Alton Gamble (PF) James Fitzgerald, Homer Snodgrass | |
| 11:39 | Houston | Jerald Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 11:39 | Houston | Jerald Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Yo Xang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Gregg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Louis Avey (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Key (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Stocking (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alton Gamble (fresh) C - Mark Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Creighton | Mark Anderson is fouled on the floor by Jerald Henderson - foul #3 on Jerald Henderson, team foul #2 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Wilbur Cox (SG) Charles Collum | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Farrell (SG), Wayne Colquitt (PF) Frank Key, Alton Gamble | |
| 10:55 | Creighton | Wayne Colquitt's pass is intercepted by Yo Xang | 48-40 |
| 10:38 | Houston | Wilbur Cox makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-40 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Mark Anderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerald Henderson - foul #4 on Jerald Henderson, team foul #3 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Charles Collum (SG), Wilbur Carr (SF), Frank Newell (PF), James Lane (C) Yo Xang, Wilbur Cox, Robert Cartwright, Herbert Gregg, Jerald Henderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Fitzgerald (PG), Alton Gamble (SF), Homer Snodgrass (C) Louis Avey, Eddie Stocking, Wayne Colquitt | |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Mark Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:16 | Creighton | Mark Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 10:16 | Houston | Frank Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 10:09 | Houston | Charles Collum drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Peter Edwards | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:51 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 09:29 | Houston | James Fitzgerald steals it from Peter Edwards | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:08 | Creighton | Mark Anderson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 54-44 |
| 09:06 | Creighton | Homer Snodgrass snags the offensive board | 54-44 |
| 08:49 | Creighton | Mark Anderson can't finish the layup | 54-44 |
| 08:47 | Houston | James Lane pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Charles Collum misses the 3 from the right wing | 54-44 |
| 08:29 | Creighton | Edward Farrell gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 08:00 | Creighton | Mark Anderson knocks in the jumper from the left block | 54-46 |
| 07:52 | Houston | Charles Collum drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Peter Edwards | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:40 | Creighton | James Lane swats the short shot by Mark Anderson | 57-46 |
| 07:38 | Houston | The rebound goes to Peter Edwards | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilbur Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Newell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - James Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Fitzgerald (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Farrell (fairly fresh) SF - Alton Gamble (fresh) PF - Mark Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Homer Snodgrass (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Houston | Wilbur Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Wilbur Cox (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Herbert Gregg (PF), Jerald Henderson (C) Peter Edwards, Charles Collum, Wilbur Carr, Frank Newell, James Lane | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Avey (PG), Frank Key (SG), Eddie Stocking (SF), Wayne Colquitt (PF) James Fitzgerald, Edward Farrell, Alton Gamble, Mark Anderson | |
| 07:14 | Creighton | Eddie Stocking buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Frank Key | 57-48 |
| 06:55 | Houston | Jerald Henderson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-48 |
| 06:53 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Wayne Colquitt | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:36 | Creighton | Frank Key misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-48 |
| 06:34 | Houston | Jerald Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 06:20 | Houston | Herbert Gregg's pass is intercepted by Wayne Colquitt | 57-48 |
| 05:56 | Creighton | Eddie Stocking makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 57-50 |
| 05:47 | Houston | Jerald Henderson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 05:46 | Creighton | Eddie Stocking snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:22 | Creighton | Eddie Stocking misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-50 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Homer Snodgrass tips it back up and in | 57-52 |
| 05:20 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Charles Collum (SG) Yo Xang, Wilbur Cox | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Fitzgerald (PG), Mark Anderson (C) Louis Avey, Homer Snodgrass | |
| 05:08 | Houston | Robert Cartwright misses the shot near the basket | 57-52 |
| 05:07 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:46 | Creighton | Eddie Stocking is fouled on the floor by Robert Cartwright - foul #1 on Robert Cartwright, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| 04:27 | Creighton | Charles Collum takes the ball from Frank Key | 57-52 |
| 04:22 | Houston | Robert Cartwright hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Collum | 59-52 |
| 04:04 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald misses long on a shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 04:03 | Houston | The rebound goes to Jerald Henderson | 59-52 |
| 03:55 | Houston | Robert Cartwright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| 03:26 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Edward Farrell (SG), Homer Snodgrass (C) Frank Key, Mark Anderson | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Peter Edwards (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. SG - Charles Collum (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Cartwright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Gregg (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerald Henderson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - James Fitzgerald (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Farrell (fresh) SF - Eddie Stocking (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Colquitt (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Homer Snodgrass (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Houston | Charles Collum misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 03:00 | Houston | Robert Cartwright grabs the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Houston | Charles Collum scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerald Henderson | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Robert Cartwright gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Herbert Gregg blows the layup but the foul's on Wayne Colquitt - foul #4 on Wayne Colquitt, team foul #8 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Yo Xang (PG), Wilbur Cox (SG), Wilbur Carr (SF), James Lane (C) Peter Edwards, Charles Collum, Robert Cartwright, Jerald Henderson | |
| Subs | Creighton | Louis Avey (PG), Charles Baker (SF), Alton Gamble (PF), Mark Anderson (C) James Fitzgerald, Eddie Stocking, Wayne Colquitt, Homer Snodgrass | |
| 01:48 | Houston | Herbert Gregg misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:48 | Houston | Herbert Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 01:31 | Creighton | Mark Anderson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Louis Avey | 63-54 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Peter Edwards (PG), Charles Collum (SG), Robert Cartwright (SF), Jerald Henderson (C) Yo Xang, Wilbur Cox, Wilbur Carr, James Lane | |
| Subs | Creighton | James Fitzgerald (PG), Frank Key (SG), Eddie Stocking (SF), Wayne Colquitt (PF), Homer Snodgrass (C) Louis Avey, Edward Farrell, Charles Baker, Alton Gamble, Mark Anderson | |
| 01:08 | Houston | Herbert Gregg drills a runner from the right block | 65-54 |
| 00:59 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Peter Edwards is hacked by Frank Key in the backcourt - foul #2 on Frank Key, team foul #9 | 65-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Sean Bachorski (SF) Robert Cartwright | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Peter Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:56 | Houston | Peter Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:56 | Creighton | Homer Snodgrass pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Creighton | Frank Key misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-57 |
| 00:48 | Houston | Herbert Gregg grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Frank Key is called for the reach on Herbert Gregg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Key, team foul #10 | 66-57 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Herbert Gregg makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:46 | Houston | Herbert Gregg makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:38 | Creighton | Sean Bachorski takes the ball from James Fitzgerald | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Houston | Wayne Colquitt blocks the jumper by Sean Bachorski | 68-57 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Eddie Stocking pulls down the rebound | 68-57 |
| 00:03 | Creighton | James Fitzgerald knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Frank Key | 68-59 |
| 00:00 | Houston | Peter Edwards runs out the clock | 68-59 |