| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Chris Thigpen (fresh) SG - Calvin Snyder (fresh) SF - Jesse Thomason (fresh) PF - Roy Edwards (fresh) C - Christopher Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Giovanni Rossi (fresh) SG - Jules Costa (fresh) SF - Alfred Ganz (fresh) PF - Brice Drumm (fresh) C - Otto Rollins (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Creighton | Christopher Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Creighton | Creighton is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Montana | Alfred Ganz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alfred Ganz, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen scores on a 3 from the left wing | 6-0 |
| 18:41 | Montana | Jules Costa makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Alfred Ganz | 6-2 |
| 18:37 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 18:14 | Montana | Alfred Ganz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 17:54 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:52 | Montana | Otto Rollins gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:26 | Montana | Brice Drumm hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a great pass from Otto Rollins | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 17:19 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 16:56 | Creighton | Roy Edwards is hacked by Brice Drumm - foul #1 on Brice Drumm, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG), Carl Bickford (SG), Nicholas Huertas (SF), Adam Keil (PF), Al Porter (C) Chris Thigpen, Calvin Snyder, Jesse Thomason, Roy Edwards, Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Harold Benjamin (SG), Nathaniel Collins (SF), Mark Perry (PF), Marion Borkholder (C) Giovanni Rossi, Jules Costa, Alfred Ganz, Brice Drumm, Otto Rollins | |
| 16:42 | Creighton | Carl Bickford is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Carl Bickford, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| 16:20 | Montana | Harold Benjamin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Al Porter | 6-4 |
| 16:02 | Creighton | Adam Keil misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 6-4 |
| 16:01 | Montana | Marion Borkholder grabs the board | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Terry (fresh) SG - Carl Bickford (fresh) SF - Nicholas Huertas (fresh) PF - Adam Keil (fresh) C - Al Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Mark Cullen (fresh) SG - Harold Benjamin (fresh) SF - Nathaniel Collins (fresh) PF - Mark Perry (fresh) C - Marion Borkholder (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Al Porter - foul #1 on Al Porter, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas (SG), Roy Edwards (PF), Jason Jackson (C) Carl Bickford, Adam Keil, Al Porter | |
| Subs | Montana | John Tramel (PF), Otto Rollins (C) Mark Perry, Marion Borkholder | |
| 15:43 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:43 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:25 | Creighton | Roy Edwards hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Otto Rollins misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jason Jackson - foul #1 on Jason Jackson, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG), Jesse Thomason (SF) Mike Terry, Nicholas Huertas | |
| Subs | Montana | Giovanni Rossi (PG), Jules Costa (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Brice Drumm (PF) Mark Cullen, Harold Benjamin, Nathaniel Collins, John Tramel | |
| 15:08 | Montana | Otto Rollins makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:08 | Montana | Otto Rollins makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:06 | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas is hacked by Jules Costa in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jules Costa, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Montana | John Tramel (C) Otto Rollins | |
| 14:46 | Creighton | Jason Jackson buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Eduardo Rivas | 10-7 |
| 14:23 | Montana | Jason Jackson is called for the reach on John Tramel - foul #2 on Jason Jackson, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Snyder (SG), Adam Keil (PF), Al Porter (C) Eduardo Rivas, Roy Edwards, Jason Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana | Alfred Ganz (SF), Marion Borkholder (C) Dikembe Akinyooye, John Tramel | |
| 14:04 | Montana | Brice Drumm is hacked by Adam Keil - foul #1 on Adam Keil, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG), Carl Bickford (SF) Chris Thigpen, Jesse Thomason | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 13:42 | Montana | Alfred Ganz's pass is intercepted by Mike Terry | 10-7 |
| 13:38 | Creighton | Mike Terry throws it down | 12-7 |
| 13:14 | Montana | Marion Borkholder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas (PG), Nicholas Huertas (SF), Roy Edwards (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Mike Terry, Carl Bickford, Adam Keil, Al Porter | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Harold Benjamin (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Mark Perry (PF), John Tramel (C) Giovanni Rossi, Jules Costa, Alfred Ganz, Brice Drumm, Marion Borkholder | |
| 13:08 | Creighton | Nicholas Huertas is fouled in the backcourt by John Tramel - foul #1 on John Tramel, team foul #4 | 12-7 |
| 12:53 | Creighton | Roy Edwards comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 12:52 | Creighton | Christopher Smith hits the follow up shot | 14-7 |
| 12:50 | Montana | Mark Cullen's pass is intercepted by Calvin Snyder in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Christopher Smith can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Perry - foul #1 on Mark Perry, team foul #5 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG) Calvin Snyder | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Christopher Smith makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:34 | Creighton | Christopher Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 12:15 | Montana | Harold Benjamin hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from close range | 16-7 |
| 12:13 | Creighton | Nicholas Huertas grabs the board | 16-7 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Perry - foul #2 on Mark Perry, team foul #6 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Snyder (SG) Eduardo Rivas | |
| Subs | Montana | Giovanni Rossi (PG), Nathaniel Collins (SG), Alfred Ganz (SF), Otto Rollins (C) Mark Cullen, Harold Benjamin, Mark Perry, John Tramel | |
| 12:07 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen makes the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:07 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 12:00 | Montana | Chris Thigpen is called for the reach on Nathaniel Collins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Thigpen, team foul #6 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG), Al Porter (C) Chris Thigpen, Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Brice Drumm (PF) Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 11:42 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins misses the jumper from the left side | 18-7 |
| 11:41 | Montana | Otto Rollins tips it in | 18-9 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Mike Terry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Snyder (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Huertas (fairly fresh) PF - Roy Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. C - Al Porter (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Giovanni Rossi (fairly fresh) SG - Nathaniel Collins (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alfred Ganz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brice Drumm (fresh) 2 pts. C - Otto Rollins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Creighton | Otto Rollins blocks the short jumper by Roy Edwards | 18-9 |
| 11:19 | Montana | Alfred Ganz gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 10:55 | Montana | Alfred Ganz misses short on a jumper from the left side | 18-9 |
| 10:54 | Creighton | Al Porter gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 10:50 | Creighton | Mike Terry hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Calvin Snyder | 21-9 |
| 10:26 | Montana | Alfred Ganz misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Calvin Snyder - foul #1 on Calvin Snyder, team foul #7 | 21-9 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas (PG), Carl Bickford (SG), Jesse Thomason (SF), Adam Keil (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Mike Terry, Calvin Snyder, Nicholas Huertas, Roy Edwards, Al Porter | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Jules Costa (SG), John Tramel (PF), Marion Borkholder (C) Giovanni Rossi, Nathaniel Collins, Brice Drumm, Otto Rollins | |
| 10:26 | Montana | Alfred Ganz misses the 1st free throw | 21-9 |
| 10:26 | Montana | Alfred Ganz makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 10:24 | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas loses the dribble to Jules Costa in the backcourt | 21-10 |
| 10:00 | Montana | Alfred Ganz blows the layup | 21-10 |
| 09:59 | Montana | Alfred Ganz gets the offensive rebound | 21-10 |
| 09:38 | Montana | Marion Borkholder jams it | 21-12 |
| 09:30 | Creighton | Carl Bickford makes the jump hook in the lane | 23-12 |
| 09:01 | Montana | Marion Borkholder drills a floater near the basket | 23-14 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Christopher Smith misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Alfred Ganz - foul #2 on Alfred Ganz, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG), Calvin Snyder (SG), Roy Edwards (PF) Eduardo Rivas, Carl Bickford, Adam Keil | |
| Subs | Montana | Giovanni Rossi (PG), Harold Benjamin (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Brice Drumm (PF), Otto Rollins (C) Mark Cullen, Jules Costa, Alfred Ganz, John Tramel, Marion Borkholder | |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Christopher Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-14 |
| 08:39 | Creighton | Christopher Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 24-14 |
| 08:39 | Montana | Otto Rollins grabs the board | 24-14 |
| 08:35 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-14 |
| Subs | Creighton | Al Porter (C) Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:24 | Creighton | Al Porter clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 24-14 |
| 08:22 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason tips it in | 26-14 |
| 07:55 | Montana | Jesse Thomason swats the shot by Giovanni Rossi | 26-14 |
| 07:54 | Montana | Brice Drumm tips it in | 26-16 |
| 07:32 | Creighton | 3 seconds is called on Chris Thigpen | 26-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Nicholas Huertas (SF), Adam Keil (PF) Jesse Thomason, Roy Edwards | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Chris Thigpen (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Calvin Snyder (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Huertas (fresh) PF - Adam Keil (fairly fresh) C - Al Porter (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Giovanni Rossi (tiring) SG - Harold Benjamin (fresh) SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) PF - Brice Drumm (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Otto Rollins (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Montana | Harold Benjamin is hacked by Al Porter in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al Porter, team foul #8 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Creighton | Christopher Smith (C) Al Porter | |
| Subs | Montana | Nathaniel Collins (SF) Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 07:30 | Montana | Harold Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 07:30 | Montana | Harold Benjamin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 07:26 | Creighton | Nathaniel Collins steals it from Nicholas Huertas in the backcourt | 26-18 |
| 07:20 | Montana | Brice Drumm is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block | 26-20 |
| 07:15 | Creighton | Otto Rollins is called for the reach on Christopher Smith - foul #1 on Otto Rollins, team foul #8 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG) Chris Thigpen | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Jules Costa (SG) Giovanni Rossi, Harold Benjamin | |
| 07:15 | Creighton | Christopher Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 07:15 | Creighton | Christopher Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 06:56 | Montana | Mark Cullen misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-20 |
| 06:55 | Montana | Otto Rollins tips it in | 28-22 |
| 06:51 | Creighton | Mike Terry's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Collins in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| 06:28 | Montana | Jules Costa is whistled for a carry | 28-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas (SG), Roy Edwards (PF), Jason Jackson (C) Calvin Snyder, Adam Keil, Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Giovanni Rossi (PG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Mark Perry (PF), Marion Borkholder (C) Mark Cullen, Nathaniel Collins, Brice Drumm, Otto Rollins | |
| 06:12 | Creighton | Roy Edwards is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Roy Edwards, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG) Mike Terry | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:50 | Montana | Jules Costa hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Jason Jackson is hacked by Marion Borkholder - foul #1 on Marion Borkholder, team foul #9 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Carl Bickford (SG), Jesse Thomason (SF) Eduardo Rivas, Nicholas Huertas | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Harold Benjamin (SG), Alfred Ganz (SF), Brice Drumm (PF), John Tramel (C) Giovanni Rossi, Jules Costa, Dikembe Akinyooye, Mark Perry, Marion Borkholder | |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Jason Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:33 | Creighton | Jason Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:33 | Montana | John Tramel grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 05:29 | Montana | Chris Thigpen is called for the reach on John Tramel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris Thigpen, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Creighton | Al Porter (C) Jason Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 05:29 | Montana | John Tramel misses the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:29 | Montana | John Tramel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason is hacked by Alfred Ganz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alfred Ganz, team foul #10 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG) Chris Thigpen | |
| Subs | Montana | Nathaniel Collins (SF) Alfred Ganz | |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:27 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason misses the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:27 | Montana | The rebound goes to Brice Drumm | 30-26 |
| 05:25 | Montana | Harold Benjamin is fouled in the backcourt by Mike Terry - foul #1 on Mike Terry, team foul #11 | 30-26 |
| 05:25 | Montana | Harold Benjamin makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:25 | Montana | Harold Benjamin misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:25 | Montana | John Tramel snags the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 05:06 | Montana | Brice Drumm misses short on a runner in the paint | 30-27 |
| 05:04 | Creighton | The rebound goes to Mike Terry | 30-27 |
| 05:01 | Creighton | Mike Terry travels in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Adam Keil (PF) Roy Edwards | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 04:32 | Montana | Harold Benjamin is open but misses the lay-in | 30-27 |
| 04:30 | Creighton | Adam Keil grabs the defensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 04:26 | Creighton | Mike Terry connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Carl Bickford | 33-27 |
| 03:57 | Montana | Carl Bickford steals it from Brice Drumm | 33-27 |
| 03:52 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Chris Thigpen (PG), Eduardo Rivas (SG), Nicholas Huertas (SF), Roy Edwards (PF), Jason Jackson (C) Mike Terry, Carl Bickford, Jesse Thomason, Adam Keil, Al Porter | |
| Subs | Montana | Giovanni Rossi (PG), Jules Costa (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Mark Perry (PF), Marion Borkholder (C) Mark Cullen, Harold Benjamin, Nathaniel Collins, Brice Drumm, John Tramel | |
| 03:28 | Montana | Marion Borkholder is open but comes up short on the floater near the basket | 33-27 |
| 03:27 | Creighton | Jason Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Creighton | PG - Chris Thigpen (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Eduardo Rivas (fresh) SF - Nicholas Huertas (fresh) PF - Roy Edwards (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jason Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Giovanni Rossi (tiring) SG - Jules Costa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Akinyooye (fresh) PF - Mark Perry (fairly fresh) C - Marion Borkholder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Creighton | Roy Edwards misses short on a floater from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 03:13 | Montana | Mark Perry grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 02:46 | Montana | Marion Borkholder comes up short on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Nicholas Huertas - foul #1 on Nicholas Huertas, team foul #12 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | Calvin Snyder (SG), Christopher Smith (C) Eduardo Rivas, Jason Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana | Brice Drumm (PF) Mark Perry | |
| 02:46 | Montana | Marion Borkholder misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:46 | Montana | Marion Borkholder misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 02:46 | Creighton | Christopher Smith pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Roy Edwards lays it up and in and he's hacked by Brice Drumm - foul #2 on Brice Drumm, team foul #11 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Montana | Otto Rollins (C) Marion Borkholder | |
| 02:31 | Creighton | Roy Edwards misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 02:31 | Montana | Otto Rollins snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 02:02 | Montana | Brice Drumm drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jules Costa | 35-29 |
| 01:52 | Creighton | Chris Thigpen misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 01:51 | Montana | Brice Drumm gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 01:33 | Montana | Jules Costa connects on the floater in the paint and the foul's on Calvin Snyder - foul #2 on Calvin Snyder, team foul #13 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | Mike Terry (PG), Jesse Thomason (SF), Adam Keil (PF), Jason Jackson (C) Chris Thigpen, Nicholas Huertas, Roy Edwards, Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | Montana | Mark Cullen (PG), Harold Benjamin (SF) Giovanni Rossi, Dikembe Akinyooye | |
| 01:33 | Montana | Jules Costa misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 01:33 | Creighton | Adam Keil snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 01:28 | Creighton | Mike Terry loses the dribble to Jules Costa in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 01:25 | Montana | Jules Costa blows the layup | 35-31 |
| 01:24 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 01:20 | Creighton | Jesse Thomason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Creighton | | |
| Subs | Montana | Nathaniel Collins (SF), John Tramel (PF) Jules Costa, Brice Drumm | |
| 01:00 | Montana | Otto Rollins hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Nathaniel Collins | 35-33 |
| 00:35 | Creighton | Mike Terry clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 00:33 | Montana | Harold Benjamin grabs the board | 35-33 |
| 00:11 | Montana | Nathaniel Collins is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Cullen | 35-36 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder is hacked by John Tramel - foul #2 on John Tramel, team foul #12 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Creighton | Eduardo Rivas (PG), Nicholas Huertas (SF), Roy Edwards (PF), Al Porter (C) Mike Terry, Jesse Thomason, Adam Keil, Jason Jackson | |
| Subs | Montana | Giovanni Rossi (PG), Jules Costa (SG), Dikembe Akinyooye (SF), Brice Drumm (PF), Marion Borkholder (C) Mark Cullen, Harold Benjamin, Nathaniel Collins, John Tramel, Otto Rollins | |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 00:02 | Creighton | Calvin Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 00:00 | Montana | Dikembe Akinyooye misses the fullcourt shot | 37-36 |