| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Clayton McConnico (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Cason (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam McClarnon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Michael Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Frank Lockhart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Lebowitz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell inbounds the ball | 36-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Clayton McConnico | 38-33 |
| 19:25 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart lays it in on a great pass from Michael Coleman | 38-35 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Sean Herring blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Harold Lebowitz is called for the reach on Sam McClarnon - foul #3 on Harold Lebowitz, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins (SG), Jimmie Ahearn (C) Joseph Stewart, Harold Lebowitz | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-35 |
| 18:27 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins is called for traveling | 38-35 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Michael Coleman is called for the reach on Sean Herring - foul #1 on Michael Coleman, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico's pass is intercepted by Frank Lockhart | 38-35 |
| 17:43 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 38-35 |
| 17:42 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker can't tip it in | 38-35 |
| 17:41 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Sean Herring scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Clayton McConnico | 41-37 |
| 17:05 | Creighton | Michael Coleman clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-37 |
| 17:04 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker snags the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:47 | Creighton | Michael Coleman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Coleman - foul #2 on Michael Coleman, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski (SG), Barry Morgan (PF), Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Clayton McConnico, Anthony Cason, Sam McClarnon | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Stewart (SG) Thomas Tucker | |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:10 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-37 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Frank Lockhart picks off the pass by Barry Morgan | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Damek Sikorski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alex Campbell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Barry Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Michael Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Lockhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Jimmie Ahearn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Coleman | 43-39 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Frank Lockhart denies the turnaround by Barry Morgan | 43-39 |
| 15:28 | Creighton | Jimmie Ahearn snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 15:11 | Creighton | Frank Lockhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton (PG), Clayton McConnico (SG), Sam McClarnon (C) Sean Herring, Alex Campbell, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Tucker (SF), Harold Lebowitz (C) Thomas Hawkins, Jimmie Ahearn | |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-39 |
| 14:51 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 14:34 | Creighton | Harold Lebowitz misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Barry Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Harold Lebowitz clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kenneth Hamilton - foul #2 on Kenneth Hamilton, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Cason (PF) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Harold Lebowitz makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:00 | Creighton | Harold Lebowitz misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Hamilton | 45-40 |
| 13:17 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Coleman | 45-43 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason comes up short on the floater from close range | 45-43 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton misses the fadeaway from the left side | 45-43 |
| 12:38 | Creighton | Harold Lebowitz grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 12:20 | Creighton | Harold Lebowitz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski is fouled on the floor by Harold Lebowitz - foul #4 on Harold Lebowitz, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Herring (PG), Richard Wright (SG), Alex Campbell (SF), Barry Morgan (PF), Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Kenneth Hamilton, Clayton McConnico, Damek Sikorski, Anthony Cason, Sam McClarnon | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Caves (PG), Thomas Hawkins (SF), Jimmie Ahearn (C) Michael Coleman, Thomas Tucker, Harold Lebowitz | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Frank Lockhart is called for the reach on Sean Herring - foul #1 on Frank Lockhart, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Wright (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alex Campbell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Barry Morgan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Michael Caves (fresh) SG - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Lockhart (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Jimmie Ahearn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Richard Wright loses the dribble to Frank Lockhart | 45-43 |
| 11:29 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Frank Lockhart | 45-46 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Richard Wright loses the dribble to Jimmie Ahearn | 45-46 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Michael Caves loses the dribble to Alex Campbell | 45-46 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Richard Wright is fouled on the floor by Michael Caves - foul #1 on Michael Caves, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico (SG), Sam McClarnon (C) Richard Wright, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Coleman (PG), Thomas Tucker (SF) Michael Caves, Joseph Stewart | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Barry Morgan knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Sean Herring | 47-46 |
| 10:00 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker connects on the floater from the right block | 47-48 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 09:46 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:24 | Creighton | Jimmie Ahearn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 09:22 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins can't tip it in | 47-48 |
| 09:21 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:15 | Creighton | Michael Coleman knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Hawkins | 47-50 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Barry Morgan knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Clayton McConnico and he's hacked by Jimmie Ahearn - foul #2 on Jimmie Ahearn, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski (SG), Richard Wright (SF) Clayton McConnico, Alex Campbell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Joseph Stewart (SG) Thomas Hawkins | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Barry Morgan makes the free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Wright - foul #2 on Richard Wright, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Cason (PF), Dikembe Akawanzie (C) Barry Morgan, Sam McClarnon | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Richard Wright clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 08:25 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 08:04 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart misses long on a floater from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 08:02 | Creighton | Jimmie Ahearn grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:42 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart misses the lay-in | 50-51 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anthony Cason | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Damek Sikorski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Wright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Cason (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Dikembe Akawanzie (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Michael Coleman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Stewart (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Tucker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jimmie Ahearn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank Lockhart (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Sean Herring hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-51 |
| 07:22 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 07:06 | Creighton | The short jumper by Frank Lockhart is denied by Anthony Cason | 50-51 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski snags the defensive board | 50-51 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Richard Wright is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Richard Wright, team foul #3 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton (PG), Clayton McConnico (SG), Sam McClarnon (C) Sean Herring, Richard Wright, Dikembe Akawanzie | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins (SF), Harold Lebowitz (C) Thomas Tucker, Frank Lockhart | |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins lays it in and he's fouled by Damek Sikorski - foul #2 on Damek Sikorski, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alex Campbell (SF) Damek Sikorski | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins misses the free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:31 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:23 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-53 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon pulls down the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Anthony Cason clanks a shot near the basket | 50-53 |
| 06:06 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 05:51 | Creighton | Jimmie Ahearn is whistled for traveling | 50-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Morgan (PF) Anthony Cason | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Caves (PG), Thomas Tucker (SF), Frank Lockhart (PF) Michael Coleman, Thomas Hawkins, Jimmie Ahearn | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Barry Morgan drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam McClarnon | 52-53 |
| 05:20 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart knocks in the runner from close range | 52-55 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Caves - foul #2 on Michael Caves, team foul #8 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Coleman (PG), Jimmie Ahearn (PF) Michael Caves, Frank Lockhart | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Kenneth Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:49 | Creighton | Michael Coleman makes the floater from the right side set up by Thomas Tucker | 53-57 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Harold Lebowitz - foul #5 on Harold Lebowitz, team foul #9 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sean Herring (PG), Damek Sikorski (SF) Kenneth Hamilton, Alex Campbell | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins (SF), Frank Lockhart (PF) Thomas Tucker, Harold Lebowitz | |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon misses the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 04:24 | Creighton | Jimmie Ahearn grabs the defensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Sean Herring - foul #1 on Sean Herring, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Cason (PF) Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| 04:00 | Creighton | Thomas Hawkins makes the free throw | 53-60 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Sean Herring can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-60 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski can't tip it in | 53-60 |
| 03:43 | Creighton | Frank Lockhart snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Michael Coleman loses the dribble to Clayton McConnico | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sean Herring (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Clayton McConnico (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Damek Sikorski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Cason (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Sam McClarnon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Michael Coleman (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Stewart (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Hawkins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Lockhart (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Jimmie Ahearn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Michael Coleman - foul #3 on Michael Coleman, team foul #10 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Wright (SF), Barry Morgan (C) Clayton McConnico, Sam McClarnon | |
| Subs | Creighton | Thomas Tucker (SF) Thomas Hawkins | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Damek Sikorski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 03:16 | Creighton | Frank Lockhart pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 02:54 | Creighton | Joseph Stewart hits a driving attempt from the right block | 54-62 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico (SG), Alex Campbell (SF), Sam McClarnon (C) Damek Sikorski, Richard Wright, Barry Morgan | |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clayton McConnico | 56-62 |
| 02:27 | Creighton | Alex Campbell is called for the reach on Joseph Stewart - foul #3 on Alex Campbell, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Caves (PG) Michael Coleman | |
| 02:01 | Creighton | Michael Caves can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-62 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon grabs the board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Sean Herring clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Sam McClarnon grabs the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Michael Caves is called for the reach on Alex Campbell - foul #3 on Michael Caves, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Coleman (PG) Michael Caves | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Alex Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 01:23 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Frank Lockhart | 56-62 |
| 01:16 | Creighton | Sean Herring picks off the pass by Michael Coleman | 56-62 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Sean Herring | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | Creighton | Frank Lockhart's pass is intercepted by Clayton McConnico | 59-62 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 00:09 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker is hacked by Sean Herring in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Herring, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Creighton | Michael Caves (PG), James Nichols (PF) Michael Coleman, Jimmie Ahearn | |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:07 | Creighton | Thomas Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anthony Cason | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi 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) | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Clayton McConnico misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Sean Herring grabs the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 59-63 |